diff --git a/lib/std/debug.zig b/lib/std/debug.zig
index 3af2a5c41..8099aac07 100644
--- a/lib/std/debug.zig
+++ b/lib/std/debug.zig
@@ -997,8 +997,6 @@ pub fn openElfDebugInfo(
             null,
     };
 
-    efile.close();
-
     try openDwarfDebugInfo(&di, allocator);
     return di;
 }