diff --git a/fsutil/operate_test.go b/fsutil/operate_test.go
index b716efcb1..d70c6d974 100644
--- a/fsutil/operate_test.go
+++ b/fsutil/operate_test.go
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ func TestMustOpenFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 	of := fsutil.MustOpenFile(fpath, fsutil.FsRWFlags, 0600)
 	assert.Eq(t, "must-open-file", fsutil.ReadString(of))
-	assert.NoErr(t, of.Close())
 }
 
 func TestOpenAppendFile(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/fsutil/opread.go b/fsutil/opread.go
index 71ed98457..8cbb0f234 100644
--- a/fsutil/opread.go
+++ b/fsutil/opread.go
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ func ReadOrErr(in any) ([]byte, error) {
 	r, err := NewIOReader(in)
 	defer func() {
 		if r != nil {
-			file, ok := r.(*os.File)
-			if ok {
+			if file, ok := r.(*os.File); ok {
 				err = file.Close()
 			}
 		}
 	}()
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}