diff --git a/src/modules/filesystem/physfs/Filesystem.cpp b/src/modules/filesystem/physfs/Filesystem.cpp
index 3c4cc8f63..108d1388e 100644
--- a/src/modules/filesystem/physfs/Filesystem.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/filesystem/physfs/Filesystem.cpp
@@ -524,6 +524,11 @@ namespace physfs
 			// Set the beginning of the next line.
 			if(!file->eof())
 				file->seek(newline+1);
+			else if(close)
+			{
+				file->close();
+				file->release();
+			}
 
 			return 1;
 		}
@@ -534,7 +539,6 @@ namespace physfs
 			file->release();
 		}
 
-		// else: (newline <= 0)
 		return 0;
 	}