diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index d1a82c21..4939236f 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ func (c *context) File(file string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return ErrNotFound
 		}
+		defer f.Close()
 		if fi, err = f.Stat(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}