diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
index 36899908ee..e6f331a581 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.c
+++ b/compat/mingw.c
@@ -243,8 +243,11 @@ static int is_dir_empty(const wchar_t *wpath)
 
 	while (!wcscmp(findbuf.cFileName, L".") ||
 			!wcscmp(findbuf.cFileName, L".."))
-		if (!FindNextFileW(handle, &findbuf))
-			return GetLastError() == ERROR_NO_MORE_FILES;
+		if (!FindNextFileW(handle, &findbuf)) {
+			DWORD err = GetLastError();
+			FindClose(handle);
+			return err == ERROR_NO_MORE_FILES;
+		}
 	FindClose(handle);
 	return 0;
 }