diff --git a/flang/runtime/file.h b/flang/runtime/file.h
--- a/flang/runtime/file.h
+++ b/flang/runtime/file.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     position_ = pos;
     openPosition_.reset();
   }
+  void CloseFd(IoErrorHandler &);
 
   int fd_{-1};
   OwningPtr<char> path_;
diff --git a/flang/runtime/file.cpp b/flang/runtime/file.cpp
--- a/flang/runtime/file.cpp
+++ b/flang/runtime/file.cpp
@@ -66,16 +66,7 @@
       (status == OpenStatus::Old || status == OpenStatus::Unknown)) {
     return;
   }
-  if (fd_ >= 0) {
-    if (fd_ <= 2) {
-      // don't actually close a standard file descriptor, we might need it
-    } else {
-      if (::close(fd_) != 0) {
-        handler.SignalErrno();
-      }
-    }
-    fd_ = -1;
-  }
+  CloseFd(handler);
   if (status == OpenStatus::Scratch) {
     if (path_.get()) {
       handler.SignalError("FILE= must not appear with STATUS='SCRATCH'");
@@ -179,12 +170,7 @@
     break;
   }
   path_.reset();
-  if (fd_ >= 0) {
-    if (::close(fd_) != 0) {
-      handler.SignalErrno();
-    }
-    fd_ = -1;
-  }
+  CloseFd(handler);
 }
 
 std::size_t OpenFile::Read(FileOffset at, char *buffer, std::size_t minBytes,
@@ -410,6 +396,19 @@
   return id;
 }
 
+void OpenFile::CloseFd(IoErrorHandler &handler) {
+  if (fd_ >= 0) {
+    if (fd_ <= 2) {
+      // don't actually close a standard file descriptor, we might need it
+    } else {
+      if (::close(fd_) != 0) {
+        handler.SignalErrno();
+      }
+    }
+    fd_ = -1;
+  }
+}
+
 bool IsATerminal(int fd) { return ::isatty(fd); }
 
 #ifdef WIN32