diff --git a/src/bindings/fluid_cmd.c b/src/bindings/fluid_cmd.c
index 5f8241db..ccec3bfe 100644
--- a/src/bindings/fluid_cmd.c
+++ b/src/bindings/fluid_cmd.c
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ fluid_source(fluid_cmd_handler_t* handler, const char *filename)
 {
   int file;
   fluid_shell_t shell;
+  int result;
 
 #ifdef WIN32
   file = _open(filename, _O_RDONLY);
@@ -397,7 +398,11 @@ fluid_source(fluid_cmd_handler_t* handler, const char *filename)
     return file;
   }
   fluid_shell_init(&shell, NULL, handler, file, fluid_get_stdout());
-  return fluid_shell_run(&shell);
+  result = fluid_shell_run(&shell);
+
+  close(file);
+
+  return result;
 }
 
 /**