diff --git a/src/rdb.c b/src/rdb.c
index 6420e9924..73bc143f5 100644
--- a/src/rdb.c
+++ b/src/rdb.c
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ werr: /* Write error. */
 int rdbSave(char *filename, rdbSaveInfo *rsi) {
     char tmpfile[256];
     char cwd[MAXPATHLEN]; /* Current working dir path for error messages. */
-    FILE *fp;
+    FILE *fp = NULL;
     rio rdb;
     int error = 0;
 
@@ -1343,10 +1343,11 @@ int rdbSave(char *filename, rdbSaveInfo *rsi) {
     }
 
     /* Make sure data will not remain on the OS's output buffers */
-    if (fflush(fp) == EOF) goto werr;
-    if (fsync(fileno(fp)) == -1) goto werr;
-    if (fclose(fp) == EOF) goto werr;
-
+    if (fflush(fp)) goto werr;
+    if (fsync(fileno(fp))) goto werr;
+    if (fclose(fp)) { fp = NULL; goto werr; }
+    fp = NULL;
+    
     /* Use RENAME to make sure the DB file is changed atomically only
      * if the generate DB file is ok. */
     if (rename(tmpfile,filename) == -1) {
@@ -1372,7 +1373,7 @@ int rdbSave(char *filename, rdbSaveInfo *rsi) {
 
 werr:
     serverLog(LL_WARNING,"Write error saving DB on disk: %s", strerror(errno));
-    fclose(fp);
+    if (fp) fclose(fp);
     unlink(tmpfile);
     stopSaving(0);
     return C_ERR;