1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scd/scdaemon.c b/scd/scdaemon.c
index 4b63c9b4d..13cf2e6e0 100644
--- a/scd/scdaemon.c
+++ b/scd/scdaemon.c
@@ -1378,6 +1378,10 @@ handle_connections (int listen_fd)
         }
     }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
+  if (the_event != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+    CloseHandle (the_event);
+#endif
   cleanup ();
   log_info (_("%s %s stopped\n"), strusage(11), strusage(13));
   npth_attr_destroy (&tattr);