diff --git a/src/win/fs.c b/src/win/fs.c
index 4a2d9362..9b920c81 100644
--- a/src/win/fs.c
+++ b/src/win/fs.c
@@ -1137,9 +1137,12 @@ static void fs__utime(uv_fs_t* req) {
 
   if (fs__utime_handle(handle, req->atime, req->mtime) != 0) {
     SET_REQ_WIN32_ERROR(req, GetLastError());
+    CloseHandle(handle);
     return;
   }
 
+  CloseHandle(handle);
+
   req->result = 0;
 }