diff --git a/src/redis-check-aof.c b/src/redis-check-aof.c
index 616177a8b..d39ac6109 100644
--- a/src/redis-check-aof.c
+++ b/src/redis-check-aof.c
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ int checkSingleAof(char *aof_filename, char *aof_filepath, int last_file, int fi
 
     off_t size = sb.st_size;
     if (size == 0) {
+        fclose(fp);
         return AOF_CHECK_EMPTY;
     }