diff --git a/capplets/common/ChangeLog b/capplets/common/ChangeLog
index 7946d8748..e7b69ae8a 100644
--- a/capplets/common/ChangeLog
+++ b/capplets/common/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-04-14  Jens Granseuer  <jensgr@gmx.net>
+
+	* gtkrc-utils.c: (gtkrc_get_details): close gtkrc files after use so
+	we don't run out of file descriptors (bug #578835)
+
 2009-03-19  Jens Granseuer  <jensgr@gmx.net>
 
 	* gnome-theme-info.c: (gnome_theme_init): search the GTK+ icon theme
diff --git a/capplets/common/gtkrc-utils.c b/capplets/common/gtkrc-utils.c
index 525c52f4b..72f03228e 100644
--- a/capplets/common/gtkrc-utils.c
+++ b/capplets/common/gtkrc-utils.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <glib/gstdio.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ gtkrc_get_details (gchar *filename, GSList **engines, GSList **symbolic_colors)
 				}
 
 			}
+			close (file);
 		}
 	}