diff --git a/libarchive/archive_write.c b/libarchive/archive_write.c
index 6c7a4d1f..fca2c188 100644
--- a/libarchive/archive_write.c
+++ b/libarchive/archive_write.c
@@ -641,8 +641,7 @@ _archive_write_close(struct archive *_a)
 	int r = ARCHIVE_OK, r1 = ARCHIVE_OK;
 
 	archive_check_magic(&a->archive, ARCHIVE_WRITE_MAGIC,
-	    ARCHIVE_STATE_ANY | ARCHIVE_STATE_FATAL,
-	    "archive_write_close");
+	    ARCHIVE_STATE_ANY, "archive_write_close");
 	if (a->archive.state == ARCHIVE_STATE_NEW
 	    || a->archive.state == ARCHIVE_STATE_CLOSED)
 		return (ARCHIVE_OK); /* Okay to close() when not open. */