diff --git a/examples/utest/testcases/posix/stdio_h/functions/perror_tc.c b/examples/utest/testcases/posix/stdio_h/functions/perror_tc.c
index 40f035565c..6c2620fcc4 100644
--- a/examples/utest/testcases/posix/stdio_h/functions/perror_tc.c
+++ b/examples/utest/testcases/posix/stdio_h/functions/perror_tc.c
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ static int perror_entry(void)
     {
         printf("perror test:");
         perror("nulltest.txt");
+        return -1;
     }
+    fclose(stream);
     return 0;
 }