diff --git a/src/system/detail/src/vnodeMeter.c b/src/system/detail/src/vnodeMeter.c
index be1435550a1cccde0611868fb1d25caba8747949..a900a23ba45f18431be6c7098e76f5b7f986931c 100644
--- a/src/system/detail/src/vnodeMeter.c
+++ b/src/system/detail/src/vnodeMeter.c
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ int vnodeSaveAllMeterObjToFile(int vnode) {
   buffer = (char *)malloc(tsMeterSizeOnFile);
   if (buffer == NULL) {
     dError("Failed to allocate memory while saving all meter objects to file");
+    fclose(fp);
     return -1;
   }