diff --git a/src/tincctl.c b/src/tincctl.c
index 81e7a7a2..4864fab3 100644
--- a/src/tincctl.c
+++ b/src/tincctl.c
@@ -2138,6 +2138,8 @@ static int cmd_network(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		free(fname);
 	}
 
+	closedir(dir);
+
 	return 0;
 }