diff --git a/ext/standard/iptc.c b/ext/standard/iptc.c
index e4dd38637570..44dd33bab10a 100644
--- a/ext/standard/iptc.c
+++ b/ext/standard/iptc.c
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(iptcembed)
 
 	if (spool < 2) {
 		if (zend_fstat(fileno(fp), &sb) != 0) {
+			fclose(fp);
 			RETURN_FALSE;
 		}