diff --git a/core/rawdb/freezer_resettable.go b/core/rawdb/freezer_resettable.go
index f531e668c3..5494a648c8 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/freezer_resettable.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/freezer_resettable.go
@@ -221,13 +221,12 @@ func cleanup(path string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	defer dir.Close()
+
 	names, err := dir.Readdirnames(0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if cerr := dir.Close(); cerr != nil {
-		return cerr
-	}
 	for _, name := range names {
 		if name == filepath.Base(path)+tmpSuffix {
 			log.Info("Removed leftover freezer directory", "name", name)