diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/IOFile.h b/Source/Core/Common/IOFile.h
index 4b12c31888..b5895333b1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/IOFile.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/IOFile.h
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ public:
   void ClearError()
   {
     m_good = true;
-    std::clearerr(m_file);
+    if (IsOpen())
+      std::clearerr(m_file);
   }
 
 private: