diff --git a/klipper/systemclipboard/waylandclipboard.cpp b/klipper/systemclipboard/waylandclipboard.cpp
index f89aea307..854290e9b 100644
--- a/klipper/systemclipboard/waylandclipboard.cpp
+++ b/klipper/systemclipboard/waylandclipboard.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ QVariant DataControlOffer::retrieveData(const QString &mimeType, QVariant::Type
     if (readPipe.open(pipeFds[0], QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
         QByteArray data;
         if (readData(pipeFds[0], data)) {
+            close(pipeFds[0]);
             return data;
         }
         close(pipeFds[0]);