diff --git a/pkg/go-nfs/nfs_onread.go b/pkg/go-nfs/nfs_onread.go
index 2d9fd1e..107481a 100644
--- a/pkg/go-nfs/nfs_onread.go
+++ b/pkg/go-nfs/nfs_onread.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func onRead(ctx context.Context, w *response, userHandle Handler) error {
 		}
 		return &NFSStatusError{NFSStatusAccess, err}
 	}
+	defer fh.Close(ctx)
 
 	resp := nfsReadResponse{}