Index: llvm/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp
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--- llvm/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp
+++ llvm/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp
@@ -556,6 +556,14 @@
     return *claimed ? LDPS_ERR : LDPS_OK;
   }
 
+  if (!options::thinlto) {
+    // Close the fd now. The linker opens it specifically for this claim_file
+    // call and doesn't close it.
+    // When thinlto is enabled, we need to keep it open but we can still close
+    // it when thinlto is disabled.
+    release_input_file(file->handle);
+  }
+
   std::unique_ptr<InputFile> Obj = std::move(*ObjOrErr);
 
   Modules.emplace_back();