diff --git a/Python/pythonrun.c b/Python/pythonrun.c
index 98ae115..3d0c68f 100644
--- a/Python/pythonrun.c
+++ b/Python/pythonrun.c
@@ -1251,12 +1251,12 @@
 	
 	mod = PyParser_ASTFromFile(fp, filename, start, 0, 0,
 				   flags, NULL, arena);
+	if (closeit)
+		fclose(fp);
 	if (mod == NULL) {
 		PyArena_Free(arena);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	if (closeit)
-		fclose(fp);
 	ret = run_mod(mod, filename, globals, locals, flags, arena);
 	PyArena_Free(arena);
 	return ret;