1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/cli.zig b/src/cli.zig
index 27e834bb8..dbacee76f 100644
--- a/src/cli.zig
+++ b/src/cli.zig
@@ -330,7 +330,13 @@ pub const Cli = struct {
                 const do_we_need_to_close = open_file_limit > result.output_files.len * 2;
                 did_write = true;
                 var root_dir = try std.fs.openDirAbsolute(result.outbase, std.fs.Dir.OpenDirOptions{});
-                defer root_dir.close();
+
+                defer {
+                    if (do_we_need_to_close) {
+                        root_dir.close();
+                    }
+                }
+
                 for (result.output_files) |f| {
                     var fp = f.path;
                     if (fp[0] == std.fs.path.sep) {