diff --git a/ctdb/tools/ctdb.c b/ctdb/tools/ctdb.c
index 050906c510d..ae74ef818cb 100644
--- a/ctdb/tools/ctdb.c
+++ b/ctdb/tools/ctdb.c
@@ -4403,6 +4403,7 @@ static int control_restoredb(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
 	}
 
 	printf("Database %s restored\n", db_name);
+	close(fd);
 	return 0;