diff --git a/libraries/GCS_MAVLink/GCS_FTP.cpp b/libraries/GCS_MAVLink/GCS_FTP.cpp
index 9dfb4dc7d1..ae015dfa93 100644
--- a/libraries/GCS_MAVLink/GCS_FTP.cpp
+++ b/libraries/GCS_MAVLink/GCS_FTP.cpp
@@ -548,7 +548,6 @@ void GCS_MAVLINK::ftp_list_dir(struct pending_ftp &request, struct pending_ftp &
     auto *dir = AP::FS().opendir((char *)request.data);
     if (dir == nullptr) {
         ftp_error(response, FTP_ERROR::FailErrno);
-        AP::FS().closedir(dir);
         return;
     }