diff --git a/gcc/collect2.c b/gcc/collect2.c
index cf04a58ba4d..d47fe3f9195 100644
--- a/gcc/collect2.c
+++ b/gcc/collect2.c
@@ -2299,10 +2299,15 @@ is_lto_object_file (const char *prog_name)
 							LTO_SEGMENT_NAME,
 							&errmsg, &err);
   if (!inobj)
-    return false;
+    {
+      close (infd);
+      return false;
+    }
 
   errmsg = simple_object_find_sections (inobj, has_lto_section,
 					(void *) &found, &err);
+  simple_object_release_read (inobj);
+  close (infd);
   if (! errmsg && found)
     return true;