diff --git a/lockfile.c b/lockfile.c
index e55149a73a..3df1e8306a 100644
--- a/lockfile.c
+++ b/lockfile.c
@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@ void rollback_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
 	if (!lk->filename[0])
 		return;
 
-	if (lk->fd >= 0)
-		close(lk->fd);
+	close_lock_file(lk);
 	unlink_or_warn(lk->filename);
 	lk->filename[0] = 0;
 }