diff --git a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-rpi.inc b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-rpi.inc
index 1755685..4b65fc2 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-rpi.inc
+++ b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-rpi.inc
@@ -133,4 +133,6 @@ python () {
     if 'CONFIG_KERNEL_LZO=y\n' in configfile.readlines():
         depends = d.getVar('DEPENDS', False)
         d.setVar('DEPENDS', depends + ' lzop-native')
+
+    configfile.close()
 }