diff --git a/src/xtgeo/grid3d/_grid_import_roff.py b/src/xtgeo/grid3d/_grid_import_roff.py
index 85c1db27e..16be9d14c 100644
--- a/src/xtgeo/grid3d/_grid_import_roff.py
+++ b/src/xtgeo/grid3d/_grid_import_roff.py
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ def handle_deprecated_xtgeo_roff_file(filelike):
 
     else:
         yield filelike
+        if close:
+            inhandle.close()
 
 
 def import_roff(gfile):