diff --git a/src/add-ons/screen_savers/message/Message.cpp b/src/add-ons/screen_savers/message/Message.cpp
index 3cbf41cc88..fe62ea542c 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/screen_savers/message/Message.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/screen_savers/message/Message.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ BString *get_message()
 			bytesRead = fread(buf, 1, 512, file);
 			result->Append(buf, bytesRead);
 		}
-		fclose(file);
+		pclose(file);
 	}
 
 	// Just in case