diff --git a/profiles/apparmor/apparmor.go b/profiles/apparmor/apparmor.go
index 8859a41b40..36eb10cdf9 100644
--- a/profiles/apparmor/apparmor.go
+++ b/profiles/apparmor/apparmor.go
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ func InstallDefault(name string) error {
 	defer os.Remove(profilePath)
 
 	if err := p.generateDefault(f); err != nil {
-		f.Close()
 		return err
 	}