diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index a0db40d364..8552f54ab4 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ static void process_incoming_migration_co(void *opaque)
         migrate_set_state(&mis->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_ACTIVE,
                           MIGRATION_STATUS_FAILED);
         error_report("load of migration failed: %s", strerror(-ret));
+        qemu_fclose(mis->from_src_file);
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
     mis->bh = qemu_bh_new(process_incoming_migration_bh, mis);