diff --git a/system/template.php b/system/template.php
index 2b38045a..72ae3792 100644
--- a/system/template.php
+++ b/system/template.php
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ else {
 		}
 
 		$template_ini = parse_ini_file($file);
+		unset($file);
 
 		if ($cache->enabled()) {
 			$cache->set('template_ini_' . $template_name, serialize($template_ini));