diff --git a/cde/programs/dtcm/server/log.c b/cde/programs/dtcm/server/log.c
index dc1da3c63..614cb992d 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtcm/server/log.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dtcm/server/log.c
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@ _DtCmsTruncateFile(char *calendar, int size)
 		if(-1 == ftruncate(f, size)) {
 			perror(strerror(errno));
 		}
+		close(f);
         }
 
 	free(log);