diff --git a/dist/sqlite3.c b/dist/sqlite3.c
index 9d01a51..11e6528 100644
--- a/dist/sqlite3.c
+++ b/dist/sqlite3.c
@@ -72614,6 +72614,14 @@
         assert(p->iSize<=p->nBuf);
         rc = sqlite3OsWrite(p->pReal, p->zBuf, p->iSize, 0);
       }
+      if( rc!=SQLITE_OK ){
+        /* If an error occurred while writing to the file, close it before
+        ** returning. This way, SQLite uses the in-memory journal data to
+        ** roll back changes made to the internal page-cache before this
+        ** function was called.  */
+        sqlite3OsClose(pReal);
+        p->pReal = 0;
+      }
     }
   }
   return rc;