diff --git a/exec/logsys.c b/exec/logsys.c
index 72d3f686..cbcfb0c6 100644
--- a/exec/logsys.c
+++ b/exec/logsys.c
@@ -1642,7 +1642,8 @@ int logsys_log_rec_store (const char *filename)
 	if (written_size != ((flt_data_size + 3) * sizeof (uint32_t))) { 
 		goto error_exit;
 	}
-	
+
+	close (fd);
 	return (0);
 
 error_exit: