diff --git a/client/snapshot/dump.go b/client/snapshot/dump.go
index 70f223a59055..917dca071512 100644
--- a/client/snapshot/dump.go
+++ b/client/snapshot/dump.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ func DumpArchiveCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("failed to open chunk file %s: %w", path, err)
 				}
+				defer file.Close()
 
 				st, err := file.Stat()
 				if err != nil {