diff --git a/modules/hdf/src/hdf5.cpp b/modules/hdf/src/hdf5.cpp
index 4ae4b8bee..7f13398f7 100644
--- a/modules/hdf/src/hdf5.cpp
+++ b/modules/hdf/src/hdf5.cpp
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ void HDF5Impl::dscreate( const int n_dims, const int* sizes, const int type,
     }
 
     // create data
-    H5Dcreate( m_h5_file_id, dslabel.c_str(), dstype,
+    hid_t dsdata = H5Dcreate( m_h5_file_id, dslabel.c_str(), dstype,
                dspace, H5P_DEFAULT, dsdcpl, H5P_DEFAULT );
 
     if ( channs > 1 )
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ void HDF5Impl::dscreate( const int n_dims, const int* sizes, const int type,
 
     H5Pclose( dsdcpl );
     H5Sclose( dspace );
+    H5Dclose( dsdata );
 }
 
 // overload
@@ -663,6 +664,7 @@ void HDF5Impl::dsread( OutputArray Array, String dslabel,
     delete [] mxdims;
     delete [] foffset;
 
+    H5Tclose (h5type );
     H5Tclose( dstype );
     H5Sclose( dspace );
     H5Sclose( fspace );