diff --git a/System Abstraction/linux/cdb_file.c b/System Abstraction/linux/cdb_file.c
index 4c3aacd..1b8dc87 100644
--- a/System Abstraction/linux/cdb_file.c	
+++ b/System Abstraction/linux/cdb_file.c	
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ sus_File sus_fileOpenInMem(char * fileName, unsigned long parameter) {
 	void *mem = mmap(NULL, info.st_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
 
 	if(mem == MAP_FAILED) {
+		close(fd);
 		return NULL;
 	}