diff --git a/lto-plugin/ChangeLog b/lto-plugin/ChangeLog
index fd2d7169966..3342979bc6e 100644
--- a/lto-plugin/ChangeLog
+++ b/lto-plugin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-10-30  Rafael Avila de Espindola  <espindola@google.com>
+
+	PR41871
+	* lto-plugin.c (claim_file_handler): Close files that we created.
+
 2009-10-28  Rafael Avila de Espindola  <espindola@google.com>
 
 	* lto-plugin.c (all_symbols_read_handler): Use LDPL_FATAL instead of
diff --git a/lto-plugin/lto-plugin.c b/lto-plugin/lto-plugin.c
index 3a51441c433..c92ac06cf2d 100644
--- a/lto-plugin/lto-plugin.c
+++ b/lto-plugin/lto-plugin.c
@@ -635,6 +635,9 @@ claim_file_handler (const struct ld_plugin_input_file *file, int *claimed)
   if (elf)
     elf_end (elf);
 
+  if (file->offset != 0)
+    close (lto_file_fd);
+
   return LDPS_OK;
 }