diff --git a/ipmitool/src/plugins/imb/imbapi.c b/ipmitool/src/plugins/imb/imbapi.c
index 6ccf442..782d5ec 100644
--- a/ipmitool/src/plugins/imb/imbapi.c
+++ b/ipmitool/src/plugins/imb/imbapi.c
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /*M*
 //  PVCS:
 //      $Workfile:   imbapi.c  $
-//      $Revision: 1.2 $
+//      $Revision: 1.3 $
 //      $Modtime:   06 Aug 2001 13:16:56  $
-//      $Author: iceblink $
+//      $Author: ledva $
 //
 //  Purpose:    This file contains the entry point that opens the IMB device in
 //              order to issue the  IMB driver API related IOCTLs.
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
  * $Log: imbapi.c,v $
+ * Revision 1.3  2013/01/18 12:46:52  ledva
+ * 3600962 descriptor leaks
+ *
  * Revision 1.2  2004/08/31 23:52:58  iceblink
  * fix lots of little errors that show up with -Werror -Wall
  *
@@ -270,6 +273,7 @@ int open_imb(void)
 			{
 				printf("%s: SendTimedImbpRequest error. Ret = %d CC = 0x%X\n",
 					__FUNCTION__, my_ret_code, completionCode);
+					close(hDevice1);
 					hDevice1 = 0;
 					return (0);
 			}
@@ -2016,6 +2020,7 @@ MapPhysicalMemory(int startAddress,int addressLength, int *virtualAddress )
 #endif /*LINUX_DEBUG_MAX */
 
 	*virtualAddress = (long)(startvAddress + diff);
+	close(fd);
 	return ACCESN_OK;
 }