diff --git a/fdleak_test.go b/fdleak_test.go
index fe73820..c392a1d 100644
--- a/fdleak_test.go
+++ b/fdleak_test.go
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func TestFdDetectorLeak(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = os.Open("/dev/null")
+	f, err := os.Open("/dev/null")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -296,6 +296,10 @@ func TestFdDetectorLeak(t *testing.T) {
 		fmt.Print(buffer.String())
 		t.Fatal()
 	}
+
+	if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestFdDetectorCompare(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/ksm_test.go b/ksm_test.go
index 3a62582..1c9be06 100644
--- a/ksm_test.go
+++ b/ksm_test.go
@@ -57,21 +57,20 @@ func ksmTestPrepare() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	defer ksmTestRun.Close()
 
 	ksmTestPagesToScan, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(defaultKSMRoot, ksmPagesToScan))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	defer ksmTestPagesToScan.Close()
 
 	ksmTestSleepMillisec, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(defaultKSMRoot, ksmSleepMillisec))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	defer ksmTestRun.Close()
-	defer ksmTestPagesToScan.Close()
 	defer ksmTestSleepMillisec.Close()
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -131,6 +130,18 @@ func initKSM(root string, t *testing.T) *ksm {
 	return k
 }
 
+func closeKSMFds(k *ksm) {
+	if k.run.file != nil {
+		_ = k.run.close()
+	}
+	if k.sleepInterval.file != nil {
+		_ = k.sleepInterval.close()
+	}
+	if k.pagesToScan.file != nil {
+		_ = k.pagesToScan.close()
+	}
+}
+
 func TestKSMAvailabilityDummy(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := newKSM("foo")
 	assert.NotNil(t, err)
@@ -138,6 +149,7 @@ func TestKSMAvailabilityDummy(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestKSMAvailability(t *testing.T) {
 	k := initKSM(defaultKSMRoot, t)
+	defer closeKSMFds(k)
 
 	err := k.isAvailable()
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
@@ -209,6 +221,7 @@ func TestKSMInit(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 	k := initKSM(defaultKSMRoot, t)
+	defer closeKSMFds(k)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, k.initialPagesToScan, scan)
 	assert.Equal(t, k.initialSleepInterval, interval)
@@ -250,6 +263,7 @@ func TestKSMRestore(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 	k := initKSM(defaultKSMRoot, t)
+	defer closeKSMFds(k)
 
 	// Write dummy values and read them back
 	var newInterval = "foo"
@@ -299,6 +313,7 @@ func TestKSMRestore(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestKSMKick(t *testing.T) {
 	k := initKSM(defaultKSMRoot, t)
+	defer closeKSMFds(k)
 
 	timer := time.NewTimer(time.Second)
 	k.throttling = true
@@ -334,6 +349,7 @@ func TestKSMTune(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 	k := initKSM(defaultKSMRoot, t)
+	defer closeKSMFds(k)
 
 	for _, v := range ksmSettings {
 		err = k.tune(v)
@@ -474,6 +490,7 @@ func testThrottle(k *ksm, t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestKSMThrottle(t *testing.T) {
 	k := initKSM(defaultKSMRoot, t)
+	defer closeKSMFds(k)
 
 	// Let's make the throttling down faster, for quicker tests purpose.
 	ksmAggressiveInterval = 500 * time.Millisecond