diff --git a/src/ft2font_wrapper.cpp b/src/ft2font_wrapper.cpp
index c0e2a20a1a12..300b37ce6417 100644
--- a/src/ft2font_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/ft2font_wrapper.cpp
@@ -297,6 +297,8 @@ static unsigned long read_from_file_callback(FT_Stream stream,
 
 static void close_file_callback(FT_Stream stream)
 {
+    PyObject *type, *value, *traceback;
+    PyErr_Fetch(&type, &value, &traceback);
     PyFT2Font *self = (PyFT2Font *)stream->descriptor.pointer;
     PyObject *close_result = NULL;
     if (!(close_result = PyObject_CallMethod(self->py_file, "close", ""))) {
@@ -308,6 +310,7 @@ static void close_file_callback(FT_Stream stream)
     if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
         PyErr_WriteUnraisable((PyObject*)self);
     }
+    PyErr_Restore(type, value, traceback);
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject PyFT2FontType;