diff --git a/db/commitlog/commitlog.cc b/db/commitlog/commitlog.cc
index fbcd979063..87f7052f72 100644
--- a/db/commitlog/commitlog.cc
+++ b/db/commitlog/commitlog.cc
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ db::commitlog::read_log_file(file f, commit_load_reader_func next, position_type
         }
         future<> stop() {
             eof = true;
-            return make_ready_future<>();
+            return fin.close();
         }
         future<> read_header() {
             return fin.read_exactly(segment::descriptor_header_size).then([this](temporary_buffer<char> buf) {