diff --git a/msm8998/ipacm/src/IPACM_OffloadManager.cpp b/msm8998/ipacm/src/IPACM_OffloadManager.cpp
index bc88024..ca54ea6 100644
--- a/msm8998/ipacm/src/IPACM_OffloadManager.cpp
+++ b/msm8998/ipacm/src/IPACM_OffloadManager.cpp
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@
 	offload_stats.rx = stats.rx_bytes;
 
 	IPACMDBG_H("send getStats tx:%lu rx:%lu \n", offload_stats.tx, offload_stats.rx);
+	close(fd);
 	return SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -664,6 +665,7 @@
 		return FAIL_HARDWARE;
 	}
 	IPACMDBG_H("Reset Interface %s stats\n", upstream_name);
+	close(fd);
 	return IPACM_SUCCESS;
 }