diff --git a/src/core/download_store.cc b/src/core/download_store.cc
index 006e4b5d..5f857a24 100644
--- a/src/core/download_store.cc
+++ b/src/core/download_store.cc
@@ -100,9 +100,10 @@ DownloadStore::write_bencode(const std::string& filename, const torrent::Object&
 #else
     fdatasync(fd);
 #endif
-    ::close(fd);
   }
 
+  ::close(fd);
+
   return true;
 
 download_store_save_error: