diff --git a/scripts/checkincludes.pl b/scripts/checkincludes.pl
index 8e6b716c191c..32ebff659fcc 100755
--- a/scripts/checkincludes.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkincludes.pl
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ foreach $file (@ARGV) {
 			++$includedfiles{$1};
 		}
 	}
+
+	close(FILE);
 	
 	foreach $filename (keys %includedfiles) {
 		if ($includedfiles{$filename} > 1) {
 			print "$file: $filename is included more than once.\n";
 		}
 	}
-
-	close(FILE);
 }