1 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/tests/libtest/lib525.c b/tests/libtest/lib525.c
index d2542577b..ade637012 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/lib525.c
+++ b/tests/libtest/lib525.c
@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@ int test(char *URL)
     return -1;
   }
 
-  /* get the file size of the local file */
-  hd = open(libtest_arg2, O_RDONLY) ;
-  fstat(hd, &file_info);
-  close(hd) ;
-
-  /* get a FILE * of the same file, could also be made with
-     fdopen() from the previous descriptor, but hey this is just
-     an example! */
   hd_src = fopen(libtest_arg2, "rb");
   if(NULL == hd_src) {
     error = ERRNO;
@@ -57,6 +49,18 @@ int test(char *URL)
     return TEST_ERR_MAJOR_BAD;
   }
 
+  /* get the file size of the local file */
+  hd = fstat(fileno(hd_src), &file_info);
+  if(hd == -1) {
+    /* can't open file, bail out */
+    error = ERRNO;
+    fprintf(stderr, "fstat() failed with error: %d %s\n",
+            error, strerror(error));
+    fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: cannot open file %s\n", libtest_arg2);
+    fclose(hd_src);
+    return -1;
+  }
+
   if (curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL) != CURLE_OK) {
     fprintf(stderr, "curl_global_init() failed\n");
     fclose(hd_src);