diff --git a/src/wal/src/walMain.c b/src/wal/src/walMain.c
index ab324bcfad10b131238b911e895c99d0a343e5f1..6a9e3e0b9d517885ed8d3b7c449b80bcb303805c 100644
--- a/src/wal/src/walMain.c
+++ b/src/wal/src/walMain.c
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ int walRestore(void *handle, void *pVnode, int (*writeFp)(void *, void *, int))
     }
   }
 
+  closedir(dir);
+
   if (count == 0) {
     if (pWal->keep) code = walRenew(pWal);
     return code;
@@ -248,8 +250,6 @@ int walRestore(void *handle, void *pVnode, int (*writeFp)(void *, void *, int))
     }
   }
 
-  closedir(dir);
-
   return code;
 }