diff --git a/zdump/dfi_s390mv.c b/zdump/dfi_s390mv.c
index bc910096..9a496ef0 100644
--- a/zdump/dfi_s390mv.c
+++ b/zdump/dfi_s390mv.c
@@ -556,7 +556,6 @@ static int open_dump(void)
 	}
 	if (mv_dumper_read() != 0)
 		return -ENODEV;
-	zg_close(g.fh);
 	return 0;
 }