diff --git a/utils/xmlgrep/xml.c b/utils/xmlgrep/xml.c
index 3d8ff17fc..e24899e8e 100644
--- a/utils/xmlgrep/xml.c
+++ b/utils/xmlgrep/xml.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ xmlClose(void *id)
         assert(xid->name == 0);
 
         munmap(xid->start, xid->len);
-        close((int)xid->node.len);
+        close(xid->node.fd);
         free(id);
         id = 0;
     }