diff --git a/misc/tools-source/fl_wrapper.c b/misc/tools-source/fl_wrapper.c
index 5d377ebb3..dcabb4760 100644
--- a/misc/tools-source/fl_wrapper.c
+++ b/misc/tools-source/fl_wrapper.c
@@ -819,7 +819,6 @@ static void * get_dl_symbol(char * symname)
 	fprintf(stderr, "fl_wrapper.so debug [%d]: Symbol '%s' in libc (%p) has been resolved to %p.\n",
 		getpid(), symname, libc_handle, rc);
 #  endif
-	dlclose(libc_handle);
 #else
         rc = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, symname);
 #  if DEBUG == 1
diff --git a/misc/tools-source/fl_wrapper.c.sh b/misc/tools-source/fl_wrapper.c.sh
index 3ef0a2d04..1dfccc9d6 100644
--- a/misc/tools-source/fl_wrapper.c.sh
+++ b/misc/tools-source/fl_wrapper.c.sh
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ static void * get_dl_symbol(char * symname)
 	fprintf(stderr, "fl_wrapper.so debug [%d]: Symbol '%s' in libc (%p) has been resolved to %p.\n",
 		getpid(), symname, libc_handle, rc);
 #  endif
-	dlclose(libc_handle);
 #else
         rc = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, symname);
 #  if DEBUG == 1