diff --git a/ext/phar/zip.c b/ext/phar/zip.c
index 399ab9b8c41..4cb907f9037 100644
--- a/ext/phar/zip.c
+++ b/ext/phar/zip.c
@@ -1394,6 +1394,7 @@ fperror:
 	pass.centralfp = php_stream_fopen_tmpfile();
 
 	if (!pass.centralfp) {
+		php_stream_close(pass.filefp);
 		goto fperror;
 	}