diff --git a/src/libguac/wol.c b/src/libguac/wol.c
index c669dc47..29eb5f50 100644
--- a/src/libguac/wol.c
+++ b/src/libguac/wol.c
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ int guac_wol_wake_and_wait(const char* mac_addr, const char* broadcast_addr,
         return 0;
     }
 
+    /* Close the fd to avoid resource leak. */
+    close(sockfd);
+
     /* Send the magic WOL packet and store return value. */
     int retval = guac_wol_wake(mac_addr, broadcast_addr, udp_port);
 
@@ -243,4 +246,4 @@ int guac_wol_wake_and_wait(const char* mac_addr, const char* broadcast_addr,
     guac_error_message = "Unable to connect to remote host.";
     return -1;
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}