diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/tests-scripts.c b/tools/perf/tests/tests-scripts.c
index ed114b044..b6986d50d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/tests-scripts.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/tests-scripts.c
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ static void append_scripts_in_dir(int dir_fd,
 			continue; /* Skip scripts that have a separate driver. */
 		fd = openat(dir_fd, ent->d_name, O_PATH);
 		append_scripts_in_dir(fd, result, result_sz);
+		close(fd);
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < n_dirs; i++) /* Clean up */
 		zfree(&entlist[i]);