diff --git a/progs/util/shaderutil.c b/progs/util/shaderutil.c
index af50d64f510..aebf23a78c8 100644
--- a/progs/util/shaderutil.c
+++ b/progs/util/shaderutil.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ CompileShaderFile(GLenum shaderType, const char *filename)
       shader = CompileShaderText(shaderType, buffer);
    }
    else {
+      fclose(f);
       free(buffer);
       return 0;
    }