diff --git a/src/hb-blob.cc b/src/hb-blob.cc
index fe2d8ef57..74a62f120 100644
--- a/src/hb-blob.cc
+++ b/src/hb-blob.cc
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@ fail_without_close:
 
     len += addition;
   }
+	fclose (fp);
 
   return hb_blob_create (data, len, HB_MEMORY_MODE_WRITABLE, data,
 			 (hb_destroy_func_t) free);