Index: dll/cpl/console/console.c
===================================================================
--- dll/cpl/console/console.c	(revision 71259)
+++ dll/cpl/console/console.c	(working copy)
@@ -181,11 +181,14 @@
         if (ConInfo)
             RtlCopyMemory(ConInfo, pSharedInfo, pSharedInfo->cbSize);
 
-        /* Close the section */
+        /* Unmap the view */
         UnmapViewOfFile(pSharedInfo);
-        CloseHandle(hSectionOrWnd);
 
-        if (!ConInfo) return 0;
+        if (!ConInfo)
+        {
+            CloseHandle(hSectionOrWnd);
+            return 0;
+        }
     }
     else
     {
@@ -238,6 +241,9 @@
         psh.hwndParent = (HWND)hSectionOrWnd;
     }
 
+    /* Close the handle */
+    CloseHandle(hSectionOrWnd);
+
     psh.hInstance = hApplet;
     // psh.hIcon = LoadIcon(hApplet, MAKEINTRESOURCEW(IDC_CPLICON));
     psh.pszIcon = MAKEINTRESOURCEW(IDC_CPLICON);