diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2025-12-11-09-06-36.gh-issue-142571.Csdxnn.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2025-12-11-09-06-36.gh-issue-142571.Csdxnn.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ea419b4fe1d6b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2025-12-11-09-06-36.gh-issue-142571.Csdxnn.rst	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+:c:func:`!PyUnstable_CopyPerfMapFile` now checks that opening the file succeeded before flushing.
diff --git a/Python/sysmodule.c b/Python/sysmodule.c
index 993763fcbe6a71..8d47177340d780 100644
--- a/Python/sysmodule.c
+++ b/Python/sysmodule.c
@@ -2609,20 +2609,31 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyUnstable_CopyPerfMapFile(const char* parent_filename) {
     }
     char buf[4096];
     PyThread_acquire_lock(perf_map_state.map_lock, 1);
-    int fflush_result = 0, result = 0;
+    int result = 0;
     while (1) {
         size_t bytes_read = fread(buf, 1, sizeof(buf), from);
+        if (bytes_read == 0) {
+            if (ferror(from)) {
+                result = -1;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+
         size_t bytes_written = fwrite(buf, 1, bytes_read, perf_map_state.perf_map);
-        fflush_result = fflush(perf_map_state.perf_map);
-        if (fflush_result != 0 || bytes_read == 0 || bytes_written < bytes_read) {
+        if (bytes_written < bytes_read) {
             result = -1;
-            goto close_and_release;
+            break;
         }
+
+        if (fflush(perf_map_state.perf_map) != 0) {
+            result = -1;
+            break;
+        }
+
         if (bytes_read < sizeof(buf) && feof(from)) {
-            goto close_and_release;
+            break;
         }
     }
-close_and_release:
     fclose(from);
     PyThread_release_lock(perf_map_state.map_lock);
     return result;