diff --git a/samples/bpf/hbm.c b/samples/bpf/hbm.c
index 516fbac28b71..7f89700a17b6 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/hbm.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/hbm.c
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ static int run_bpf_prog(char *prog, int cg_id)
 		fout = fopen(fname, "w");
 		fprintf(fout, "id:%d\n", cg_id);
 		fprintf(fout, "ERROR: Could not lookup queue_stats\n");
+		fclose(fout);
 	} else if (stats_flag && qstats.lastPacketTime >
 		   qstats.firstPacketTime) {
 		long long delta_us = (qstats.lastPacketTime -