diff --git a/contrib/examples/iccfrompng.c b/contrib/examples/iccfrompng.c
index 0f86714a8..977cdcba1 100644
--- a/contrib/examples/iccfrompng.c
+++ b/contrib/examples/iccfrompng.c
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ extract_one_file(const char *filename)
    else
       fprintf(stderr, "%s: could not open file\n", filename);
 
+    if (fp != NULL)
+        fclose(fp);
+
    return result;
 }