diff --git a/jdk/src/windows/native/sun/net/spi/DefaultProxySelector.c b/jdk/src/windows/native/sun/net/spi/DefaultProxySelector.c
index 5eb484e1735..5171024e41c 100644
--- a/jdk/src/windows/native/sun/net/spi/DefaultProxySelector.c
+++ b/jdk/src/windows/native/sun/net/spi/DefaultProxySelector.c
@@ -250,6 +250,10 @@ Java_sun_net_spi_DefaultProxySelector_getSystemProxy(JNIEnv *env,
           return proxy;
         }
       }
+    } else {
+      /* ProxyEnable == 0 or Query failed      */
+      /* close the handle to the registry key  */
+      RegCloseKey(hKey);
     }
   }