diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_md2.c b/src/hardware/hw_md2.c
index bf9fd2dfe..75e54edab 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_md2.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_md2.c
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ static md2_model_t *md2_readModel(const char *filename)
 	{ \
 		CONS_Alert(CONS_ERROR, "md2_readModel: %s has too many " msgname " (# found: %d, maximum: %d)\n", filename, field, max); \
 		md2_freeModel (model); \
+		fclose(file); \
 		return 0; \
 	}
 
@@ -334,6 +335,7 @@ static md2_model_t *md2_readModel(const char *filename)
 			fread(model->skins, sizeof (md2_skin_t), model->header.numSkins, file))
 		{
 			md2_freeModel (model);
+			fclose(file);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -347,6 +349,7 @@ static md2_model_t *md2_readModel(const char *filename)
 			fread(model->texCoords, sizeof (md2_textureCoordinate_t), model->header.numTexCoords, file))
 		{
 			md2_freeModel (model);
+			fclose(file);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -360,6 +363,7 @@ static md2_model_t *md2_readModel(const char *filename)
 			fread(model->triangles, sizeof (md2_triangle_t), model->header.numTriangles, file))
 		{
 			md2_freeModel (model);
+			fclose(file);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -372,6 +376,7 @@ static md2_model_t *md2_readModel(const char *filename)
 		if (!model->frames)
 		{
 			md2_freeModel (model);
+			fclose(file);
 			return 0;
 		}
 
@@ -385,6 +390,7 @@ static md2_model_t *md2_readModel(const char *filename)
 				fread(frame, 1, model->header.frameSize, file))
 			{
 				md2_freeModel (model);
+				fclose(file);
 				return 0;
 			}
 
@@ -410,6 +416,7 @@ static md2_model_t *md2_readModel(const char *filename)
 			fread(model->glCommandBuffer, sizeof (INT32), model->header.numGlCommands, file))
 		{
 			md2_freeModel (model);
+			fclose(file);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}