diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/files/node/fileService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/files/node/fileService.ts
index 7f14b5943e76022b3c509e89612c8155b90d5fd1..ff00f3e20b42fdb87ca6cb59c09964c5a8fdc334 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/files/node/fileService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/files/node/fileService.ts
@@ -372,7 +372,11 @@ export class FileService implements IFileService {
 						decoder.end();
 					}
 					if (fd) {
-						fs.close(fd, err => this.options.errorLogger(err.toString()));
+						fs.close(fd, err => {
+							if (err) {
+								this.options.errorLogger(err.toString());
+							}
+						});
 					}
 				};