diff --git a/core/AmConfig.cpp b/core/AmConfig.cpp
index dd9c2fae..f0c6fd65 100644
--- a/core/AmConfig.cpp
+++ b/core/AmConfig.cpp
@@ -966,6 +966,7 @@ static bool fillSysIntfList()
   
   if(getifaddrs(&ifap) < 0){
     ERROR("getifaddrs() failed: %s",strerror(errno));
+    close(fd);
     return false;
   }