diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_file_common.c b/src/lib/eina/eina_file_common.c
index a2a2c7c3eb..69ae4f7ead 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_file_common.c
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_file_common.c
@@ -519,6 +519,8 @@ eina_file_close(Eina_File *file)
    unsigned int key;
 
    if (!file) return ;
+   EINA_FILE_MAGIC_CHECK(file);
+
    eina_lock_take(&_eina_file_lock_cache);
 
    eina_lock_take(&file->lock);