diff --git a/repair.go b/repair.go
index e9f2a9643..cc0f6e4a9 100644
--- a/repair.go
+++ b/repair.go
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ func repairBadIndexVersion(logger log.Logger, dir string) error {
 		if err := repl.Close(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if err := broken.Close(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		if err := renameFile(repl.Name(), broken.Name()); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}