diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/inputmethod/UserDictionaryCursorLoader.java b/src/com/android/settings/inputmethod/UserDictionaryCursorLoader.java
index e0c016f1219..bb8174ef91c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/inputmethod/UserDictionaryCursorLoader.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/inputmethod/UserDictionaryCursorLoader.java
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ public class UserDictionaryCursorLoader extends CursorLoader {
             hashSet.add(hash);
             result.addRow(new Object[]{id, word, shortcut});
         }
+        // The cursor needs to be closed after use, otherwise it will cause resource leakage
+        candidate.close();
         return result;
     }
 }