diff --git a/pldmtool/pldm_cmd_helper.cpp b/pldmtool/pldm_cmd_helper.cpp
index cfbf5c0..3bf4295 100644
--- a/pldmtool/pldm_cmd_helper.cpp
+++ b/pldmtool/pldm_cmd_helper.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@
         responseMsg.resize(responseMessageSize);
         memcpy(responseMsg.data(), responseMessage, responseMsg.size());
 
+        shutdown(fd, SHUT_RDWR);
         free(responseMessage);
+
         if (pldmVerbose)
         {
             std::cout << "pldmtool: ";