diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data.c b/tools/perf/util/data.c
index 48754083791d..29d32ba046b5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/data.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ int perf_data__open_dir(struct perf_data *data)
 		file->size = st.st_size;
 	}
 
+	closedir(dir);
 	if (!files)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ int perf_data__open_dir(struct perf_data *data)
 	return 0;
 
 out_err:
+	closedir(dir);
 	close_dir(files, nr);
 	return ret;
 }