diff --git a/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/usbip_host_common.c b/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/usbip_host_common.c
index 2813aa821c82402c4de10c66ee211a06f44b3957..d1d8ba2a4a40c71b2b39a7dc3c7572193e61f0c4 100644
--- a/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/usbip_host_common.c
+++ b/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/usbip_host_common.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static int32_t read_attr_usbip_status(struct usbip_usb_device *udev)
 	}
 
 	value = atoi(status);
-
+	close(fd);
 	return value;
 }