diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/intel_clc.c b/src/intel/compiler/intel_clc.c
index c0b38cc6810..8bfe91b708e 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/intel_clc.c
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/intel_clc.c
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ output_nir(const struct intel_clc_params *params, struct clc_binary *binary)
                                         params->llvm17_wa);
    if (!nir) {
       fprintf(stderr, "Failed to generate NIR out of SPIRV\n");
+      fclose(fp);
       return -1;
    }