diff --git a/local.c b/local.c
index f5a73a2..b1b0795 100644
--- a/local.c
+++ b/local.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ loadLocalDir(char *dname)
 	    n++;
 	}
     }
+    closedir(d);
 
     if (multicolList) {
 	l = COLS / (maxlen + 2);