diff --git a/src/link/MachO.zig b/src/link/MachO.zig
index e1392d8903..ef180ab032 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO.zig
@@ -1437,7 +1437,6 @@ fn parseArchive(self: *MachO, path: []const u8, force_load: bool) !bool {
 
     if (force_load) {
         defer archive.deinit(gpa);
-        defer file.close();
         // Get all offsets from the ToC
         var offsets = std.AutoArrayHashMap(u32, void).init(gpa);
         defer offsets.deinit();
@@ -3015,7 +3014,6 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *MachO) void {
     }
 
     if (self.d_sym) |*d_sym| {
-        d_sym.file.close();
         d_sym.deinit(gpa);
     }
 
@@ -3044,7 +3042,6 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *MachO) void {
     self.objects.deinit(gpa);
 
     for (self.archives.items) |*archive| {
-        archive.file.close();
         archive.deinit(gpa);
     }
     self.archives.deinit(gpa);
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/Archive.zig b/src/link/MachO/Archive.zig
index 054f75fff3..59a956534e 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/Archive.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/Archive.zig
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ const ar_hdr = extern struct {
 };
 
 pub fn deinit(self: *Archive, allocator: Allocator) void {
+    self.file.close();
     for (self.toc.keys()) |*key| {
         allocator.free(key.*);
     }
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/DebugSymbols.zig b/src/link/MachO/DebugSymbols.zig
index a7dc6391c2..ffff0fe5f8 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/DebugSymbols.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/DebugSymbols.zig
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ pub fn flushModule(self: *DebugSymbols, allocator: Allocator, options: link.Opti
 }
 
 pub fn deinit(self: *DebugSymbols, allocator: Allocator) void {
+    self.file.close();
     self.segments.deinit(allocator);
     self.sections.deinit(allocator);
     self.dwarf.deinit();
diff --git a/src/link/Wasm.zig b/src/link/Wasm.zig
index 050d9287a5..8c73336e9f 100644
--- a/src/link/Wasm.zig
+++ b/src/link/Wasm.zig
@@ -648,12 +648,10 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Wasm) void {
         gpa.free(segment_info.name);
     }
     for (self.objects.items) |*object| {
-        object.file.?.close();
         object.deinit(gpa);
     }
 
     for (self.archives.items) |*archive| {
-        archive.file.close();
         archive.deinit(gpa);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/link/Wasm/Archive.zig b/src/link/Wasm/Archive.zig
index c80d26d17d..b1cce15b1d 100644
--- a/src/link/Wasm/Archive.zig
+++ b/src/link/Wasm/Archive.zig
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ const ar_hdr = extern struct {
 };
 
 pub fn deinit(archive: *Archive, allocator: Allocator) void {
+    archive.file.close();
     for (archive.toc.keys()) |*key| {
         allocator.free(key.*);
     }
diff --git a/src/link/Wasm/Object.zig b/src/link/Wasm/Object.zig
index 50827ca9fb..b182fdfcae 100644
--- a/src/link/Wasm/Object.zig
+++ b/src/link/Wasm/Object.zig
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ pub fn create(gpa: Allocator, file: std.fs.File, name: []const u8, maybe_max_siz
 /// Frees all memory of `Object` at once. The given `Allocator` must be
 /// the same allocator that was used when `init` was called.
 pub fn deinit(self: *Object, gpa: Allocator) void {
+    if (self.file) |file| {
+        file.close();
+    }
     for (self.func_types) |func_ty| {
         gpa.free(func_ty.params);
         gpa.free(func_ty.returns);