diff --git a/dlls/dinput/joystick_linux.c b/dlls/dinput/joystick_linux.c
index e9b879021bf..5e87a0256cc 100644
--- a/dlls/dinput/joystick_linux.c
+++ b/dlls/dinput/joystick_linux.c
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ static INT find_joystick_devices(void)
             if ((fd = open(device_name, O_RDONLY)) < 0) continue;
         }
 
+        close(fd);
+
         if (!(str = HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, len))) break;
         memcpy(str, device_name, len);