diff --git a/scripts/genksyms/genksyms.c b/scripts/genksyms/genksyms.c
index dafaf96e0a34baea94d4b4e5f171f9ce0e53927e..06121ce524a76006072459d352d727b4aebdf203 100644
--- a/scripts/genksyms/genksyms.c
+++ b/scripts/genksyms/genksyms.c
@@ -873,5 +873,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			(double)nsyms / (double)HASH_BUCKETS);
 	}
 
+	if (dumpfile)
+		fclose(dumpfile);
+
 	return errors != 0;
 }