diff --git a/libselinux/src/audit2why.c b/libselinux/src/audit2why.c
index 62ba02c5..1bf35994 100644
--- a/libselinux/src/audit2why.c
+++ b/libselinux/src/audit2why.c
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ static int __policy_init(const char *init_path)
 	avc = calloc(sizeof(struct avc_t), 1);
 	if (!avc) {
 		PyErr_SetString( PyExc_MemoryError, "Out of memory\n");
+		fclose(fp);
 		return 1;
 	}