diff --git a/cmd/disk-cache.go b/cmd/disk-cache.go
index 60a5eff16..476ce5695 100644
--- a/cmd/disk-cache.go
+++ b/cmd/disk-cache.go
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ func (c cacheObjects) GetObjectNInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string,
 		return cacheReader, nil
 	} else if err != nil {
 		if _, ok := err.(ObjectNotFound); ok {
+			cacheReader.Close()
 			// Delete cached entry if backend object was deleted.
 			dcache.Delete(ctx, bucket, object)
 		}