diff --git a/src/file.cpp b/src/file.cpp
index 53c30e32a..20882d7fb 100644
--- a/src/file.cpp
+++ b/src/file.cpp
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 				return -1;
 			}
 		}
+		CloseHandle(ol.hEvent);
 		return ret;
 #else
 		size_type ret = lseek(m_fd, file_offset, SEEK_SET);