diff --git a/tests/system/suite_HELP/tst_HELP02/test.py b/tests/system/suite_HELP/tst_HELP02/test.py
index 0820110a153c19e28957656fa3929cba130ca421..eb6a15fae73043b6b70c244a3a965fb76d214309 100755
--- a/tests/system/suite_HELP/tst_HELP02/test.py
+++ b/tests/system/suite_HELP/tst_HELP02/test.py
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ def getQtCreatorVersionFromDialog():
 def getQtCreatorVersionFromFile():
     qtCreatorPriFileName = "../../../../qtcreator.pri"
     # open file <qtCreatorPriFileName> and read version
-    fileText = open(qtCreatorPriFileName, "r").read()
+    file = open(qtCreatorPriFileName, "r")
+    fileText = file.read()
+    file.close()
     chk = re.search("(?<=QTCREATOR_VERSION =)\s\d+.\d+.\d+", fileText)
     try:
         ver = chk.group(0).strip()