diff -urp libc.org/stdio/fclose.c libc/stdio/fclose.c
--- libc.org/stdio/fclose.c	2004-01-19 09:44:42.879416000 +0100
+++ libc/stdio/fclose.c	2004-01-19 09:46:39.256758400 +0100
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ _DEFUN (fclose, (fp),
     FREEUB (fp);
   if (HASLB (fp))
     FREELB (fp);
-  fp->_flags = 0;		/* release this FILE for reuse */
   _funlockfile(fp);
 #ifndef __SINGLE_THREAD__
   __lock_close_recursive (*(_LOCK_RECURSIVE_T *)&fp->_lock);
 #endif
+  fp->_flags = 0;		/* release this FILE for reuse */
 
   return (r);
 }
diff -urp libc.org/stdio/freopen.c libc/stdio/freopen.c
--- libc.org/stdio/freopen.c	2004-01-19 09:45:11.911161600 +0100
+++ libc/stdio/freopen.c	2004-01-19 09:46:19.959009600 +0100
@@ -148,12 +148,12 @@ _DEFUN (_freopen_r, (ptr, file, mode, fp
 
   if (f < 0)
     {				/* did not get it after all */
-      fp->_flags = 0;		/* set it free */
       ptr->_errno = e;		/* restore in case _close clobbered */
       _funlockfile(fp);
 #ifndef __SINGLE_THREAD__
       __lock_close_recursive (*(_LOCK_RECURSIVE_T *)&fp->_lock);
 #endif
+      fp->_flags = 0;		/* set it free */
       return NULL;
     }