diff --git a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_log_handler.cpp b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_log_handler.cpp
index 37a34c9588..135f3aad15 100644
--- a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_log_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_log_handler.cpp
@@ -586,6 +586,8 @@ LogListHelper::_scan_logs(FILE *f, const char *dir, time_t &date)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	closedir(dp);
 }
 
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