diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
index 8f0d3b501..c188900b4 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ static int nss_keylog_export( void *p_expkey,
         if( fwrite( nss_keylog_line, 1, len, f ) != len )
         {
             ret = -1;
+            fclose( f );
             goto exit;
         }