diff --git a/src/bin/addattr/addAttr.cpp b/src/bin/addattr/addAttr.cpp
index 257e490f90..2ffff467ee 100644
--- a/src/bin/addattr/addAttr.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/addattr/addAttr.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ addAttr(const char *file, type_code type, const char *name,
 	fs_remove_attr(fd, name);
 	ssize_t bytes = writeAttr(fd, type, name, value, length);
 
+	close(fd);
+
 	return bytes >= 0 ? B_OK : bytes;
 }