diff --git a/libvncserver/rfbserver.c b/libvncserver/rfbserver.c
index 5f8d22a..b540f04 100644
--- a/libvncserver/rfbserver.c
+++ b/libvncserver/rfbserver.c
@@ -1244,7 +1244,11 @@ rfbBool rfbSendDirContent(rfbClientPtr cl, int length, char *buffer)
                 /*
                 rfbLog("rfbProcessFileTransfer() rfbDirContentRequest: rfbRDirContent: Sending \"%s\"\n", (char *)win32filename.cFileName);
                 */
-                if (rfbSendFileTransferMessage(cl, rfbDirPacket, rfbADirectory, 0, nOptLen, (char *)&win32filename)==FALSE) return FALSE;
+                if (rfbSendFileTransferMessage(cl, rfbDirPacket, rfbADirectory, 0, nOptLen, (char *)&win32filename)==FALSE)
+                {
+                    closedir(dirp);
+                    return FALSE;
+                }
             }
         }
     }