diff --git a/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c b/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c
index 969d09e8dd8..965a59aa759 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c
@@ -915,6 +915,7 @@ static int tsrm_realpath_r(char *path, int start, int len, int *ll, time_t *t, i
 
 			pbuffer = (REPARSE_DATA_BUFFER *)do_alloca(MAXIMUM_REPARSE_DATA_BUFFER_SIZE, use_heap_large);
 			if (pbuffer == NULL) {
+				CloseHandle(hLink);
 				return -1;
 			}
 			if(!DeviceIoControl(hLink, FSCTL_GET_REPARSE_POINT, NULL, 0, pbuffer,  MAXIMUM_REPARSE_DATA_BUFFER_SIZE, &retlength, NULL)) {