diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/logs/container_log_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/logs/container_log_manager.go
index 6d440737f3c..a5247607ea3 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/logs/container_log_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/logs/container_log_manager.go
@@ -393,11 +393,15 @@ func (c *containerLogManager) compressLog(log string) error {
 	if _, err := io.Copy(w, r); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to compress %q to %q: %v", log, tmpLog, err)
 	}
+	// The archive needs to be closed before renaming, otherwise an error will occur on Windows.
+	w.Close()
+	f.Close()
 	compressedLog := log + compressSuffix
 	if err := c.osInterface.Rename(tmpLog, compressedLog); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to rename %q to %q: %v", tmpLog, compressedLog, err)
 	}
 	// Remove old log file.
+	r.Close()
 	if err := c.osInterface.Remove(log); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove log %q after compress: %v", log, err)
 	}