diff --git a/source3/smbd/nttrans.c b/source3/smbd/nttrans.c
index af7a49646e9..0fa18eb88e1 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/nttrans.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/nttrans.c
@@ -1663,6 +1663,14 @@ NTSTATUS copy_internals(TALLOC_CTX *ctx,
 	set_close_write_time(fsp2, smb_fname_src->st.st_ex_mtime);
 
 	status = close_file_free(NULL, &fsp2, NORMAL_CLOSE);
+	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
+		DBG_WARNING("close_file_free() failed: %s\n",
+			    nt_errstr(status));
+		/*
+		 * We can't do much but leak the fsp
+		 */
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/* Grrr. We have to do this as open_file_ntcreate adds FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE when it
 	   creates the file. This isn't the correct thing to do in the copy