diff --git a/pkg/log/file_test.go b/pkg/log/file_test.go
index 458a39d754b..3e98e0786cc 100644
--- a/pkg/log/file_test.go
+++ b/pkg/log/file_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func TestLogFile(t *testing.T) {
 			So(fileLogWrite.maxlines_curlines, ShouldEqual, 3)
 		})
 
+		fileLogWrite.Close()
 		err = os.Remove(fileLogWrite.Filename)
 		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
 	})