diff --git a/src/tests/eet/eet_suite.c b/src/tests/eet/eet_suite.c
index 44ca9e7c72..13fc8e3dcf 100644
--- a/src/tests/eet/eet_suite.c
+++ b/src/tests/eet/eet_suite.c
@@ -1946,6 +1946,8 @@ START_TEST(eet_cache_concurrency)
    fail_if(ret != 0);
 # endif /* ifdef _EET_INCLUDED_PTHREAD */
 
+   eet_close(ef);
+
    fail_if(unlink(file) != 0);
 
    eina_threads_shutdown();