diff --git a/fs/squashfs/sqfs.c b/fs/squashfs/sqfs.c
index 1ac0762..a9e803c 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/sqfs.c
+++ b/fs/squashfs/sqfs.c
@@ -1341,7 +1341,6 @@
 	if (ret) {
 		printf("File not found.\n");
 		*actread = 0;
-		sqfs_closedir(dirsp);
 		ret = -ENOENT;
 		goto free_paths;
 	}
@@ -1532,6 +1531,7 @@
 free_paths:
 	free(file);
 	free(dir);
+	sqfs_closedir(dirsp);
 
 	return ret;
 }