diff --git a/movie.cpp b/movie.cpp
index d6dd270d..f4b018bd 100644
--- a/movie.cpp
+++ b/movie.cpp
@@ -808,7 +808,6 @@ int S9xMovieOpen (const char *filename, bool8 read_only)
 		result = S9xUnfreezeFromStream(stream);
 
 	CLOSE_STREAM(stream);
-	fclose(fd);
 
 	if (result != SUCCESS)
 		return (result);