diff --git a/lib/vty.c b/lib/vty.c
index 50c4f80aae..fedbdbb813 100644
--- a/lib/vty.c
+++ b/lib/vty.c
@@ -2217,6 +2217,8 @@ bool mgmt_vty_read_configs(void)
 		line_num = 0;
 		(void)config_from_file(vty, confp, &line_num);
 		count++;
+
+		fclose(confp);
 	}
 
 	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/mgmtd.conf", frr_sysconfdir);
@@ -2240,6 +2242,8 @@ bool mgmt_vty_read_configs(void)
 		line_num = 0;
 		(void)config_from_file(vty, confp, &line_num);
 		count++;
+
+		fclose(confp);
 	}
 
 	vty->pending_allowed = false;