4 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/remote_file/ftp.rb b/lib/chef/provider/remote_file/ftp.rb
index d75fb7a52c..7f3fdbf383 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/remote_file/ftp.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/remote_file/ftp.rb
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ class Chef
             ftp.voidcmd("TYPE #{typecode.upcase}")
           end
           ftp.getbinaryfile(filename, tempfile.path)
+          tempfile.close if tempfile
           tempfile
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/remote_file/http.rb b/lib/chef/provider/remote_file/http.rb
index 7eb2cda108..8949e6ab04 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/remote_file/http.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/remote_file/http.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class Chef
               raise e
             end
           end
-
+          tempfile.close if tempfile
           tempfile
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/remote_file/local_file.rb b/lib/chef/provider/remote_file/local_file.rb
index 8fa26d561d..b3b2301b81 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/remote_file/local_file.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/remote_file/local_file.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Chef
           tempfile = Chef::FileContentManagement::Tempfile.new(new_resource).tempfile
           Chef::Log.debug("#{new_resource} staging #{uri.path} to #{tempfile.path}")
           FileUtils.cp(uri.path, tempfile.path)
-          tempfile.close
+          tempfile.close if tempfile
           tempfile
         end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/remote_file/http_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/remote_file/http_spec.rb
index 9fbe76f68e..cb7271900d 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/remote_file/http_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/remote_file/http_spec.rb
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::RemoteFile::HTTP do
 
     let(:tempfile_path) { "/tmp/chef-mock-tempfile-abc123" }
 
-    let(:tempfile) { mock(Tempfile, :path => tempfile_path) }
+    let(:tempfile) { mock(Tempfile, :path => tempfile_path, :close => nil) }
 
     let(:last_response) { {} }