diff --git a/src/elf.c b/src/elf.c
index cfca9903..27668148 100644
--- a/src/elf.c
+++ b/src/elf.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ bool elf_open(elf_t *e, const char *input)
 #if HAVE_MMAP
     close(fd);
 #else
-    close(f);
+    fclose(f);
 #endif
 
 free_path: