diff --git a/tablib/formats/_dbf.py b/tablib/formats/_dbf.py
index 41c2ef4..a0c183d 100644
--- a/tablib/formats/_dbf.py
+++ b/tablib/formats/_dbf.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def export_set(dataset):
     else:
         stream = StringIO(dbf_stream.read())
     dbf_stream.close()
+    os.close(temp_file)
     os.remove(temp_uri)
     return stream.getvalue()