diff --git a/src/nvm/arch/arch.go b/src/nvm/arch/arch.go
index b7a7f649e0f73487e3659b2bddc81fe5adfef8f5..2738c18a529340e00d4448aa00df32b4cc341630 100644
--- a/src/nvm/arch/arch.go
+++ b/src/nvm/arch/arch.go
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ func SearchBytesInFile( path string, match string, limit int) bool {
     if bit[0] == toMatch[j] {
       j++;
       if (j >= len(toMatch)) {
+        file.Close();
         return true;
       }
     }
   }
+  file.Close();
   return false;
 }