diff --git a/crypto/rand/randfile.c b/crypto/rand/randfile.c
index 3a62b88cf07a0cbfcdb137aa800d0d6ef2cb06dc..c652ddcf1e6c08224e7589600a24eab169158d4f 100644
--- a/crypto/rand/randfile.c
+++ b/crypto/rand/randfile.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ int RAND_load_file(const char *file, long bytes)
     if (fstat(fileno(in), &sb) < 0) {
         RANDerr(RAND_F_RAND_LOAD_FILE, RAND_R_INTERNAL_ERROR);
         ERR_add_error_data(2, "Filename=", file);
+        fclose(in);
         return -1;
     }