diff --git a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.c b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.c
index 912129b..5000928 100644
--- a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.c
+++ b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.c
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ static int dcc_send_one_file(int queue, const char *target, const char *fname,
 	g_free(str);
 	if (dcc == NULL) {
 		g_warn_if_reached();
+		close(hfile);
 		return FALSE;
 	}