diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 3f5e270b81..d2293e66a2 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -946,7 +946,9 @@ WriteStream.prototype.forceClose = function (cb) {
 
 
 WriteStream.prototype.destroy = function (cb) {
+  var self = this;
   this.writeable = false;
+
   fs.close(self.fd, function(err) {
     if (err) {
       if (cb) {