diff --git a/plugins/libzipplugin/libzipplugin.cpp b/plugins/libzipplugin/libzipplugin.cpp
index 0a8d153e07e97b4431b7d5bb6ccde0065b6c2705..acaa32f26ccd9efa03f8c3c392bcb60e5b315ca4 100644
--- a/plugins/libzipplugin/libzipplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/libzipplugin/libzipplugin.cpp
@@ -754,7 +754,10 @@ bool LibzipPlugin::extractEntry(zip_t *archive, const QString &entry, const QStr
         default:    // TODO: non-UNIX.
             break;
         }
-
+        
+        // Free libzip file entry from the memory
+        zip_fclose(zipFile);
+        // Close extracted file, flush any buffered data
         file.close();
     }