diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
index ba1001ee23..25f00f883d 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
@@ -4897,5 +4897,7 @@ devtimeout_from_file (const char *filename)
 	} else
 		devtimeout = 0;
 
+	svCloseFile (ifcfg);
+
 	return devtimeout;
 }