diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 75f21fd357..1b2f88c2e3 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-10-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	PR ld/16028
+	* ldmain.c (add_keepsyms_file): Close file at end of function.
+
 2013-10-03  Will Newton  <will.newton@linaro.org>
 
 	* emulparams/aarch64elf.sh: Add IREL_IN_PLT.
diff --git a/ld/ldmain.c b/ld/ldmain.c
index 6a53667db1..019df71a2c 100644
--- a/ld/ldmain.c
+++ b/ld/ldmain.c
@@ -744,6 +744,7 @@ add_keepsyms_file (const char *filename)
 
   free (buf);
   link_info.strip = strip_some;
+  fclose (file);
 }
 
 /* Callbacks from the BFD linker routines.  */