diff --git a/db/view/build_progress_virtual_reader.hh b/db/view/build_progress_virtual_reader.hh
index 1fce9bf3c5..d678cd49b6 100644
--- a/db/view/build_progress_virtual_reader.hh
+++ b/db/view/build_progress_virtual_reader.hh
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ class build_progress_virtual_reader {
             _end_of_stream = false;
             return _underlying.fast_forward_to(std::move(range), timeout);
         }
+
+        virtual future<> close() noexcept override {
+            return _underlying.close();
+        }
     };
 
 public: