diff --git a/buffer.c b/buffer.c
index 5afc26a..f67dd26 100644
--- a/buffer.c
+++ b/buffer.c
@@ -705,6 +705,7 @@ readBufferCache(Buffer *buf)
 
     cache = fopen(buf->savecache, "r");
     if (cache == NULL || fread1(clnum, cache) || fread1(tlnum, cache)) {
+	fclose(cache);
 	buf->savecache = NULL;
 	return -1;
     }