diff --git a/main/fopen_wrappers.c b/main/fopen_wrappers.c
index 265505acf5b..f7a98744015 100644
--- a/main/fopen_wrappers.c
+++ b/main/fopen_wrappers.c
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ PHPAPI char *expand_filepath(const char *filepath, char *real_path TSRMLS_DC)
 				 * relatively referenced file is accessible */
 				copy_len = strlen(filepath) > MAXPATHLEN - 1 ? MAXPATHLEN - 1 : strlen(filepath);
 				real_path = estrndup(filepath, copy_len);
+				close(fdtest);
 				return real_path;
 			} else {
 				cwd[0] = '\0';