diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index 609ae869c2e551209f50c1d40a058e55af99cf52..eddd110ed6665e55c831049ba168c89393f6e4bb 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ sc_prohibit_backslash_alignment:
 # Rule to ensure that varibales declared using a cleanup macro are
 # always initialized.
 sc_require_attribute_cleanup_initialization:
-	@prohibit='VIR_AUTO(FREE|PTR)\(.+\) *[^=]+;' \
+	@prohibit='VIR_AUTO((FREE|PTR)\(.+\)|CLOSE) *[^=]+;' \
 	in_vc_files='\.[chx]$$' \
 	halt='variable declared with a cleanup macro must be initialized' \
 	  $(_sc_search_regexp)