diff --git a/src/util/os_file.c b/src/util/os_file.c
index ae41506332d..c670e127c6b 100644
--- a/src/util/os_file.c
+++ b/src/util/os_file.c
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ os_read_file(const char *filename)
    char *newbuf = realloc(buf, len);
    if (!newbuf) {
       free(buf);
-      close(fd);
       errno = -ENOMEM;
       return NULL;
    }