diff --git a/phpseclib/Net/SFTP.php b/phpseclib/Net/SFTP.php
index c6c2ea33..612f9b21 100644
--- a/phpseclib/Net/SFTP.php
+++ b/phpseclib/Net/SFTP.php
@@ -2151,7 +2151,9 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2
                 $this->touch($remote_file, $stat['mtime'], $stat['atime']);
             }
 
-            fclose($fp);
+            if (isset($fp) && is_resource($fp)) {
+                fclose($fp);
+            }
         }
 
         return $this->_close_handle($handle);