diff --git a/procps/ps.c b/procps/ps.c
index b49b7ddd4..ae33e3262 100644
--- a/procps/ps.c
+++ b/procps/ps.c
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
 				c = ' ';
 			putc(c, stdout);
 		}
+		fclose(file);
 		if (i == 0)
 			fprintf(stdout, "[%s]", p.cmd);
 		fprintf(stdout, "\n");
diff --git a/ps.c b/ps.c
index b49b7ddd4..ae33e3262 100644
--- a/ps.c
+++ b/ps.c
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
 				c = ' ';
 			putc(c, stdout);
 		}
+		fclose(file);
 		if (i == 0)
 			fprintf(stdout, "[%s]", p.cmd);
 		fprintf(stdout, "\n");