diff --git a/source/ngc/fileop.cpp b/source/ngc/fileop.cpp
index 56a71b2..89563a2 100644
--- a/source/ngc/fileop.cpp
+++ b/source/ngc/fileop.cpp
@@ -857,6 +857,7 @@ SaveFile (char * buffer, char *filepath, size_t datasize, bool silent)
 				if(writesize != nextwrite) break; // write failure
 				written += writesize;
 			}
+			fclose (file);
 
 			if(written != datasize) written = 0;