diff --git a/atom/common/asar/archive.cc b/atom/common/asar/archive.cc
index 0b2f59ae0f18..969f958956ca 100644
--- a/atom/common/asar/archive.cc
+++ b/atom/common/asar/archive.cc
@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ bool FillFileInfoWithNode(Archive::FileInfo* info,
 Archive::Archive(const base::FilePath& path)
     : path_(path),
       file_(path_, base::File::FLAG_OPEN | base::File::FLAG_READ),
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
+      fd_(_open_osfhandle(
+              reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(file_.GetPlatformFile()), 0)),
+#elif defined(OS_POSIX)
+      fd_(file_.GetPlatformFile()),
+#else
+      fd_(-1),
+#endif
       header_size_(0) {
 }
 
@@ -271,17 +279,7 @@ bool Archive::CopyFileOut(const base::FilePath& path, base::FilePath* out) {
 }
 
 int Archive::GetFD() const {
-  if (!file_.IsValid())
-    return -1;
-
-#if defined(OS_WIN)
-  return
-    _open_osfhandle(reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(file_.GetPlatformFile()), 0);
-#elif defined(OS_POSIX)
-  return file_.GetPlatformFile();
-#else
-  return -1;
-#endif
+  return fd_;
 }
 
 }  // namespace asar
diff --git a/atom/common/asar/archive.h b/atom/common/asar/archive.h
index dda7aa78e0c0..f2ff2f76d676 100644
--- a/atom/common/asar/archive.h
+++ b/atom/common/asar/archive.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class Archive {
  private:
   base::FilePath path_;
   base::File file_;
+  int fd_;
   uint32 header_size_;
   scoped_ptr<base::DictionaryValue> header_;