diff --git a/apps/app_voicemail.c b/apps/app_voicemail.c
index b72d060f9e..cd0aa21f14 100644
--- a/apps/app_voicemail.c
+++ b/apps/app_voicemail.c
@@ -2356,6 +2356,7 @@ static int imap_store_file(char *dir, char *mailboxuser, char *mailboxcontext, i
 		rewind(p);
 		if((buf = ast_malloc(len+1)) == NIL) {
 			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Can't allocate %ld bytes to read message\n", len+1);
+			fclose(p);
 			return -1;
 		}
 		fread(buf, len, 1, p);