diff --git a/src/tests/eina/eina_test_file.c b/src/tests/eina/eina_test_file.c
index fb4ff1c0df..8a9b13e29c 100644
--- a/src/tests/eina/eina_test_file.c
+++ b/src/tests/eina/eina_test_file.c
@@ -874,6 +874,7 @@ EFL_START_TEST(eina_test_file_unlink)
 {
    int fd;
    Eina_Tmpstr *test_file_path;
+   Eina_File* test_file;
    const char *tmpfile = "eina_file_test_XXXXXX";
 
    /*If file was not opened as 'eina'*/
@@ -884,9 +885,13 @@ EFL_START_TEST(eina_test_file_unlink)
    /*If file was opened as 'eina'*/
    fd = create_file_not_empty(tmpfile, &test_file_path, EINA_TRUE);
    fail_if(fd != 0);
-   fail_if(!eina_file_open(test_file_path, EINA_FALSE));
+
+   test_file = eina_file_open(test_file_path, EINA_FALSE);
+   fail_if(!test_file);
    fail_if(!eina_file_unlink(test_file_path));
 
+   eina_file_close(test_file);
+
 }
 EFL_END_TEST