diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
index cddbd631a2..5958e7debf 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class WP_Filesystem_FTPext extends WP_Filesystem_Base {
 			$contents .= fread( $temphandle, 8 * KB_IN_BYTES );
 		}
 
-		fclose( $temphangle );
+		fclose( $temphandle );
 		unlink( $tempfile );
 
 		return $contents;