diff --git a/libpod/image/pull.go b/libpod/image/pull.go
index 7f5dc33b9a..ba56bb5970 100644
--- a/libpod/image/pull.go
+++ b/libpod/image/pull.go
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ func (ir *Runtime) pullGoalFromImageReference(ctx context.Context, srcRef types.
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+		defer tarSource.Close()
 		manifest, err := tarSource.LoadTarManifest()
 
 		if err != nil {