diff --git a/cmd/camget/camget.go b/cmd/camget/camget.go
index 22846f224..aecea4d61 100644
--- a/cmd/camget/camget.go
+++ b/cmd/camget/camget.go
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ func smartFetch(src blob.Fetcher, targ string, br blob.Ref) error {
 		_, err = io.Copy(f, r)
 		return err
 	}
+	rc.Close()
 
 	switch b.Type() {
 	case "directory":