diff --git a/contrib/openbsm/libauditd/auditd_lib.c b/contrib/openbsm/libauditd/auditd_lib.c
index bf57155cd8e..338215a63c6 100644
--- a/contrib/openbsm/libauditd/auditd_lib.c
+++ b/contrib/openbsm/libauditd/auditd_lib.c
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ auditd_expire_trails(int (*warn_expired)(char *))
 				}
 
 		}
+		closedir(dirp);
 	}
 
 	oldest_time = current_time - expire_age;