diff --git a/frontend/get_audio.c b/frontend/get_audio.c
index 3e08d6f7..a1583588 100644
--- a/frontend/get_audio.c
+++ b/frontend/get_audio.c
@@ -2113,7 +2113,7 @@ static off_t lame123_seek_in_file(void* handle, off_t offset, int direction)
 
 static void lame123_cleanup_file(void* handle)
 {
-   fclose((FILE*)handle);
+   /* don't call fclose(); close_input_file() will do that */
 }
 #endif