diff --git a/collectors/cpufreqCpuinfoMetric.go b/collectors/cpufreqCpuinfoMetric.go
index a79ca43..b302c70 100644
--- a/collectors/cpufreqCpuinfoMetric.go
+++ b/collectors/cpufreqCpuinfoMetric.go
@@ -86,10 +86,6 @@ func (m *CPUFreqCpuInfoCollector) Init(_ json.RawMessage) error {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if err := file.Close(); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%s Init(): Call to file.Close() failed: %w", m.name, err)
-		}
-
 		// were all topology information collected?
 		if foundFreq &&
 			len(processor) > 0 &&
@@ -121,6 +117,10 @@ func (m *CPUFreqCpuInfoCollector) Init(_ json.RawMessage) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if err := file.Close(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s Init(): Call to file.Close() failed: %w", m.name, err)
+	}
+
 	// Check if at least one CPU with frequency information was detected
 	if len(m.topology) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s Init(): no CPU frequency info found in %s", m.name, cpuInfoFile)