diff --git a/src/util/funcs.zig b/src/util/funcs.zig
index 6f8d5891b6504ca18759df73a802f3cc83274f73..06ebf18cb3887ecd3ae4b72c6dea6cefe6192752 100644
--- a/src/util/funcs.zig
+++ b/src/util/funcs.zig
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub fn does_file_exist(fpath: []const u8) !bool {
         error.FileNotFound => return false,
         else => return e,
     };
-    file.close();
+    defer file.close();
     return true;
 }