diff --git a/tests/tests.cpp b/tests/tests.cpp
index fde3053f..bf274758 100644
--- a/tests/tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/tests.cpp
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ test_rmdir()
   root_fd = openat(AT_FDCWD,"/mnt/tmp",O_DIRECTORY,0777);
 
 
-  close(fd);
+  close(root_fd);
 }
 
 TEST_LIST =