diff --git a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
index 41cf1206273c2cc6a5ca26241bbc201207b14721..2fb5c155289bcca54b8eb310aa2cbe83781feb44 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
@@ -2918,6 +2918,7 @@ int snapshot_cpu_lpi_us(void)
 	if (retval != 1) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Disabling Low Power Idle CPU output\n");
 		BIC_NOT_PRESENT(BIC_CPU_LPI);
+		fclose(fp);
 		return -1;
 	}