diff --git a/pyko/src/pyko.c b/pyko/src/pyko.c
index dd3bfd8..cb84e4c 100644
--- a/pyko/src/pyko.c
+++ b/pyko/src/pyko.c
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ kore_parent_configure(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (chdir(module) == -1)
 		fatal("chdir(%s): %s", module, errno_s);
 
-	/* kore_parse_config_file() will call fclose(). */
 	kore_parse_config_file(fp);
+	(void)fclose(fp);
 }
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 02174ba..e3f2d6b 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ kore_parse_config(void)
 #endif
 
 	kore_parse_config_file(fp);
+	(void)fclose(fp);
 
 	if (!kore_module_loaded())
 		fatal("no application module was loaded");
@@ -295,8 +296,6 @@ kore_parse_config_file(FILE *fp)
 			printf("ignoring \"%s\" on line %d\n", p, lineno);
 		lineno++;
 	}
-
-	fclose(fp);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -308,6 +307,7 @@ configure_include(char *path)
 		fatal("failed to open include '%s'", path);
 
 	kore_parse_config_file(fp);
+	(void)fclose(fp);
 
 	return (KORE_RESULT_OK);
 }