diff --git a/benchmark/io.c b/benchmark/io.c
index 53a5231f023..a4f4575179f 100644
--- a/benchmark/io.c
+++ b/benchmark/io.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ static void writetest(int size, size_t bsize)
       exit(254);
     }
   }
-  close(fd);
 
 #ifndef NSYNC
 # ifdef __linux__
@@ -61,6 +60,8 @@ static void writetest(int size, size_t bsize)
 # endif
 #endif /* SYNC */
 
+  close(fd);
+
   end = now();
   elapsed = (end - start) / 1e6;
   mbps = ((tsize/elapsed)) / 1048576;