diff --git a/util/broadcom/secimage/misc.c b/util/broadcom/secimage/misc.c
index fa9f8c5088..0d0cf0be80 100644
--- a/util/broadcom/secimage/misc.c
+++ b/util/broadcom/secimage/misc.c
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@ void FillHeaderFromConfigFile(char *h, char *ConfigFileName)
 				h1->Reserved = Reserved;
 			}
 		}
+		fclose(fp);
 	}
 }