diff --git a/src/game/common/system/gamememoryinit.cpp b/src/game/common/system/gamememoryinit.cpp
index 1d09510bb..0447d5346 100644
--- a/src/game/common/system/gamememoryinit.cpp
+++ b/src/game/common/system/gamememoryinit.cpp
@@ -732,5 +732,6 @@ void User_Memory_Init_Pools()
                 }
             }
         }
+        fclose(fp);
     }
 }