diff --git a/core/io/file_access_zip.cpp b/core/io/file_access_zip.cpp
index 16c0bcd28d6..33bceee52d9 100644
--- a/core/io/file_access_zip.cpp
+++ b/core/io/file_access_zip.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ bool ZipArchive::try_open_pack(const String &p_path, bool p_replace_files, uint6
 
 	Package pkg;
 	pkg.filename = p_path;
-	pkg.zfile = zfile;
 	packages.push_back(pkg);
 	int pkg_num = packages.size() - 1;
 
@@ -201,6 +200,8 @@ bool ZipArchive::try_open_pack(const String &p_path, bool p_replace_files, uint6
 		}
 	}
 
+	unzClose(zfile);
+
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -225,10 +226,6 @@ ZipArchive::ZipArchive() {
 }
 
 ZipArchive::~ZipArchive() {
-	for (int i = 0; i < packages.size(); i++) {
-		unzClose(packages[i].zfile);
-	}
-
 	packages.clear();
 }
 
diff --git a/core/io/file_access_zip.h b/core/io/file_access_zip.h
index 1713bced017..80ddeb52bf9 100644
--- a/core/io/file_access_zip.h
+++ b/core/io/file_access_zip.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ public:
 private:
 	struct Package {
 		String filename;
-		unzFile zfile = nullptr;
 	};
 	Vector<Package> packages;