diff --git a/internal/download/download.go b/internal/download/download.go
index b5b195d463..b56bc8299e 100644
--- a/internal/download/download.go
+++ b/internal/download/download.go
@@ -209,11 +209,11 @@ func (db *ChecksumDB) DownloadFile(url, dstPath string) error {
 	if resp.ContentLength > 0 {
 		dst = newDownloadWriter(fd, resp.ContentLength)
 	}
-	_, err = io.Copy(dst, resp.Body)
-	if closeErr := dst.Close(); err == nil {
-		err = closeErr
+	if _, err = io.Copy(dst, resp.Body); err != nil {
+		os.Remove(tmpfile)
+		return err
 	}
-	if err != nil {
+	if err = dst.Close(); err != nil {
 		os.Remove(tmpfile)
 		return err
 	}