diff --git a/src/fileiter.cpp b/src/fileiter.cpp
index f788d1c4..780a12f1 100644
--- a/src/fileiter.cpp
+++ b/src/fileiter.cpp
@@ -877,6 +877,7 @@ _fi_find_handle _fi_FindFirstFile(const char* lpFileName, _fi_find_data* lpFindF
    {
       if(_fi_FindNextFile(dat, lpFindFileData))
          return dat;
+      closedir(h);
    }
    delete dat;
    return 0;