diff --git a/src/combinator.c b/src/combinator.c
index a0c3f16eb..a8fd4f3ef 100644
--- a/src/combinator.c
+++ b/src/combinator.c
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ int combinator_ctx_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
       const int rc2 = count_words (hashcat_ctx, fp2, dictfile2, &words2_cnt);
 
+      fclose (fp1);
+      fclose (fp2);
+
       if (rc2 == -1)
       {
         event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Integer overflow detected in keyspace of wordlist: %s", dictfile2);
 
-        fclose (fp1);
-        fclose (fp2);
-
         return -1;
       }
 
@@ -125,15 +125,9 @@ int combinator_ctx_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
       {
         event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "%s: empty file.", dictfile2);
 
-        fclose (fp1);
-        fclose (fp2);
-
         return -1;
       }
 
-      fclose (fp1);
-      fclose (fp2);
-
       combinator_ctx->dict1 = dictfile1;
       combinator_ctx->dict2 = dictfile2;
 
@@ -220,13 +214,13 @@ int combinator_ctx_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
         const int rc2 = count_words (hashcat_ctx, fp2, dictfile2, &words2_cnt);
 
+        fclose (fp1);
+        fclose (fp2);
+
         if (rc2 == -1)
         {
           event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Integer overflow detected in keyspace of wordlist: %s", dictfile2);
 
-          fclose (fp1);
-          fclose (fp2);
-
           return -1;
         }
 
@@ -234,15 +228,9 @@ int combinator_ctx_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
         {
           event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "%s: empty file.", dictfile2);
 
-          fclose (fp1);
-          fclose (fp2);
-
           return -1;
         }
 
-        fclose (fp1);
-        fclose (fp2);
-
         combinator_ctx->dict1 = dictfile1;
         combinator_ctx->dict2 = dictfile2;
 
@@ -357,13 +345,13 @@ int combinator_ctx_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
         const int rc2 = count_words (hashcat_ctx, fp2, dictfile2, &words2_cnt);
 
+        fclose (fp1);
+        fclose (fp2);
+
         if (rc2 == -1)
         {
           event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Integer overflow detected in keyspace of wordlist: %s", dictfile2);
 
-          fclose (fp1);
-          fclose (fp2);
-
           return -1;
         }
 
@@ -371,15 +359,9 @@ int combinator_ctx_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
         {
           event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "%s: empty file.", dictfile2);
 
-          fclose (fp1);
-          fclose (fp2);
-
           return -1;
         }
 
-        fclose (fp1);
-        fclose (fp2);
-
         combinator_ctx->dict1 = dictfile1;
         combinator_ctx->dict2 = dictfile2;