diff --git a/lib/daemonize.c b/lib/daemonize.c
index 4130764b..adbe664e 100644
--- a/lib/daemonize.c
+++ b/lib/daemonize.c
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ lws_daemonize(const char *_lock_path)
 								 _lock_path, n);
 			unlink(lock_path);
 		}
-	}
+	} else
+		close(fd);
 
 	n = strlen(_lock_path) + 1;
 	lock_path = malloc(n);