diff --git a/internal/download/download.go b/internal/download/download.go
index c59c8a90c3..b5b195d463 100644
--- a/internal/download/download.go
+++ b/internal/download/download.go
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@ func (db *ChecksumDB) DownloadFile(url, dstPath string) error {
 		dst = newDownloadWriter(fd, resp.ContentLength)
 	}
 	_, err = io.Copy(dst, resp.Body)
-	dst.Close()
+	if closeErr := dst.Close(); err == nil {
+		err = closeErr
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		os.Remove(tmpfile)
 		return err