diff --git a/src/mime/multipart/formdata.go b/src/mime/multipart/formdata.go
index 8085bd3..c9e3188 100644
--- a/src/mime/multipart/formdata.go
+++ b/src/mime/multipart/formdata.go
@@ -79,8 +79,10 @@
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			defer file.Close()
 			_, err = io.Copy(file, io.MultiReader(&b, p))
+			if cerr := file.Close(); err == nil {
+				err = cerr
+			}
 			if err != nil {
 				os.Remove(file.Name())
 				return nil, err