diff --git a/engine/platform/linux/sys_linux.c b/engine/platform/linux/sys_linux.c
index c6090f5e..249e568b 100644
--- a/engine/platform/linux/sys_linux.c
+++ b/engine/platform/linux/sys_linux.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ qboolean Sys_DebuggerPresent( void )
 		return 0;
 
 	ssize_t num_read = read( status_fd, buf, sizeof( buf ) );
+	close( status_fd );
 
 	if ( num_read > 0 )
 	{