diff --git a/core/rawdb/ancient_utils.go b/core/rawdb/ancient_utils.go
index 6f1f2552c7..e51b134d81 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/ancient_utils.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/ancient_utils.go
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ func InspectFreezerTable(ancient string, freezerName string, tableName string, s
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	defer table.Close()
 	table.dumpIndexStdout(start, end)
 	return nil
 }