diff --git a/src/dictionary.cpp b/src/dictionary.cpp
index 8cabe528..e5b5c857 100644
--- a/src/dictionary.cpp
+++ b/src/dictionary.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /***************************************************************************
  *   Copyright (C) 2005 to 2014 by Jonathan Duddington                     *
  *   email: jonsd@users.sourceforge.net                                    *
- *   Copyright (C) 2013 Reece H. Dunn                                      *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Reece H. Dunn                                 *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ int LoadDictionary(Translator *tr, const char *name, int no_error)
 		{
 			fprintf(stderr,"Can't read dictionary file: '%s'\n",fname);
 		}
+		if (f != NULL)
+			fclose(f);
 		return(1);
 	}