diff --git a/locale/+linux.ha b/locale/+linux.ha
index b57c56c..951d13d 100644
--- a/locale/+linux.ha
+++ b/locale/+linux.ha
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ fn get_locale_conf() []str = {
 	case let file: io::file => yield file;
 	case                    => return locale_conf;
 	};
-	defer io::close(file)!; // when the hell does closing a file fail????
+	defer io::close(file)!;
 
 	let scanner = bufio::newscanner(file);
 	defer bufio::finish(&scanner);