diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 190f899..7b72147 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Emulation models now have a semantic version (X.Y.Z) instead of just a number.
 - Install ovniver with the runpath set.
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Close stream FD on `ovni_thread_free()`.
+
 ## [1.4.1] - 2023-11-16
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/rt/ovni.c b/src/rt/ovni.c
index 1ffe7f0..1691bcf 100644
--- a/src/rt/ovni.c
+++ b/src/rt/ovni.c
@@ -593,6 +593,10 @@ ovni_thread_free(void)
 	thread_metadata_store();
 
 	free(rthread.evbuf);
+	rthread.evbuf = NULL;
+
+	close(rthread.streamfd);
+	rthread.streamfd = -1;
 }
 
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