diff --git a/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp b/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp
index 67193ac19cd..3fb2d0c7a92 100644
--- a/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp
@@ -2035,6 +2035,7 @@ QStringList getQtLibsFromElf(const Options &options, const QString &fileName)
                 if (it == elfArchitectures.constEnd() || *it != options.currentArchitecture.toLatin1()) {
                     if (options.verbose)
                         fprintf(stdout, "Skipping \"%s\", architecture mismatch\n", qPrintable(fileName));
+                    pclose(readElfCommand);
                     return {};
                 }
             }