diff --git a/src/core/fs/archive_ext_save_data.cpp b/src/core/fs/archive_ext_save_data.cpp
index a39259c3..c07f3353 100644
--- a/src/core/fs/archive_ext_save_data.cpp
+++ b/src/core/fs/archive_ext_save_data.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ HorizonResult ExtSaveDataArchive::createFile(const FSPath& path, u64 size) {
 			return Result::Success;
 		}
 
+		file.close();
 		return Result::FS::FileTooLarge;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/core/fs/archive_save_data.cpp b/src/core/fs/archive_save_data.cpp
index af8841c9..107aefde 100644
--- a/src/core/fs/archive_save_data.cpp
+++ b/src/core/fs/archive_save_data.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ HorizonResult SaveDataArchive::createFile(const FSPath& path, u64 size) {
 			return Result::Success;
 		}
 
+		file.close();
 		return Result::FS::FileTooLarge;
 	}