diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/extractor/OldExcelExtractor.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/extractor/OldExcelExtractor.java
index 922db321..e408eb39 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/extractor/OldExcelExtractor.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/extractor/OldExcelExtractor.java
@@ -130,8 +130,11 @@ public class OldExcelExtractor implements Closeable {
             NPOIFSFileSystem poifs = new NPOIFSFileSystem(bis);
             try {
                 open(poifs);
+                toClose = poifs; // Fixed by GR, we should not close it here
             } finally {
-                poifs.close();
+                if (toClose == null) {
+                    poifs.close();
+                }
             }
         } else {
             ris = new RecordInputStream(bis);