diff --git a/src/kits/storage/Directory.cpp b/src/kits/storage/Directory.cpp
index 90e0cc449a..5ce69f5131 100644
--- a/src/kits/storage/Directory.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/storage/Directory.cpp
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ BDirectory::SetTo(const BDirectory *dir, const char *path)
 
 	if (dir == this) {
 		// cleanup after _SetTo()
-		close(dirFD);
+		_kern_close(dirFD);
 	}
 
 	// set close on exec flag on dir FD