diff --git a/src/replication.c b/src/replication.c
index adebdcd104..313f69152c 100644
--- a/src/replication.c
+++ b/src/replication.c
@@ -2250,6 +2250,7 @@ void readSyncBulkPayload(connection *conn) {
         }
 
         zfree(server.repl_transfer_tmpfile);
+        close(server.repl_transfer_fd);
         server.repl_transfer_fd = -1;
         server.repl_transfer_tmpfile = NULL;
     }