1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/shred.c b/coreutils/shred.c
index 3ceb58d19..1b65a359e 100644
--- a/coreutils/shred.c
+++ b/coreutils/shred.c
@@ -96,8 +96,14 @@ int shred_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                         }
                         if (opt & OPT_u) {
                                 ftruncate(fd, 0);
+#if ENABLE_PLATFORM_MINGW32
+                                xclose(fd);
+#endif
                                 xunlink(fname);
                         }
+#if ENABLE_PLATFORM_MINGW32
+                        else
+#endif
                         xclose(fd);
                 }
         }