diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_directory.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_directory.c
index df95411cfd..4b59516fe4 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_directory.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_directory.c
@@ -356,6 +356,9 @@ _PrintFileData(ArchiveHandle *AH, char *filename, RestoreOptions *ropt)
 		ahwrite(buf, 1, cnt, AH);
 
 	free(buf);
+	if (cfclose(cfp) != 0)
+		die_horribly(AH, modulename, "could not close data file: %s\n",
+					 strerror(errno));
 }
 
 /*