1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/apps/codecs/mp3_enc.c b/apps/codecs/mp3_enc.c
index 08cbb18f03..1ec41ad45e 100644
--- a/apps/codecs/mp3_enc.c
+++ b/apps/codecs/mp3_enc.c
@@ -2329,7 +2329,8 @@ static bool on_start_file(struct enc_file_event_data *data)
 
 static bool on_end_file(struct enc_file_event_data *data)
 {
-    if (!is_file_data_ok(data) || ci->close(data->rec_file) != 0)
+    /* always _try_ to write the file header, even on error */
+    if (ci->close(data->rec_file) != 0)
         return false;
 
     data->rec_file = -1;