diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Group.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Group.cpp
index 585c32af09..eb4d098246 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Group.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Group.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <AK/CharacterTypes.h>
+#include <AK/ScopeGuard.h>
 #include <LibCore/Group.h>
 #include <LibCore/System.h>
 
@@ -48,11 +49,13 @@ ErrorOr<void> Group::add_group(Group& group)
     if (!file)
         return Error::from_errno(errno);
 
+    ScopeGuard file_guard { [&] {
+        fclose(file);
+    } };
+
     if (putgrent(&gr, file) < 0)
         return Error::from_errno(errno);
 
-    fclose(file);
-
     return {};
 }
 #endif