diff --git a/c-programming/jokes/extol.c b/c-programming/jokes/extol.c
index 2144168..463b4ba 100644
--- a/c-programming/jokes/extol.c
+++ b/c-programming/jokes/extol.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ extol (FILE *f)
         fputc ('=', fs);
       result >>= 4;
       fprintf (fs, "\n");
-      fclose (f);
+      fclose (fs);
     }
   else
     {