diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b06b1bf300b..8412c6c2bf4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
   . Fix memory leak of argument in webPhar. (nielsdos)
   . Fix memory leak when setAlias() fails. (nielsdos)
   . Fix memory leak in phar_parse_zipfile() error handling. (nielsdos)
+  . Fix file descriptor/memory leak when opening central fp fails. (nielsdos)
 
 - Random:
   . Fix Randomizer::__serialize() w.r.t. INDIRECTs. (nielsdos)
diff --git a/ext/phar/zip.c b/ext/phar/zip.c
index 47a518f53ce..c188d6513ab 100644
--- a/ext/phar/zip.c
+++ b/ext/phar/zip.c
@@ -1417,6 +1417,7 @@ fperror:
 	pass.centralfp = php_stream_fopen_tmpfile();
 
 	if (!pass.centralfp) {
+		php_stream_close(pass.filefp);
 		goto fperror;
 	}