1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/file.c b/lib/file.c
index cec98986b..4cab1f1b9 100644
--- a/lib/file.c
+++ b/lib/file.c
@@ -231,8 +231,7 @@ static CURLcode file_upload(struct connectdata *conn)
       failf(data, "Can't open %s for writing", file->path);
       return CURLE_WRITE_ERROR;
     }
-    close(fd);
-    fp = fopen(file->path, "wb");
+    fp = fdopen(fd, "wb");
   }
 
   if(!fp) {