diff --git a/plug-ins/common/file-tim.c b/plug-ins/common/file-tim.c
index 7c7edfd99e..c23995eca3 100644
--- a/plug-ins/common/file-tim.c
+++ b/plug-ins/common/file-tim.c
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ tim_load (GimpProcedure         *procedure,
       g_set_error (&error, G_FILE_ERROR, g_file_error_from_errno (errno),
                    _("Could not open '%s' for reading: %s"),
                    gimp_file_get_utf8_name (file), g_strerror (errno));
-      fclose (fp);
       return gimp_procedure_new_return_values (procedure,
                                                GIMP_PDB_EXECUTION_ERROR,
                                                error);