diff --git a/ext/phar/zip.c b/ext/phar/zip.c
index dff170dc29b48..f290e0ff16f69 100644
--- a/ext/phar/zip.c
+++ b/ext/phar/zip.c
@@ -1437,6 +1437,7 @@ int phar_zip_flush(phar_archive_data *phar, char *user_stub, zend_long len, int
 	pass.centralfp = php_stream_fopen_tmpfile();
 
 	if (!pass.centralfp) {
+		php_stream_close(pass.filefp);
 		goto fperror;
 	}