diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/opinion/MachoLoader.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/opinion/MachoLoader.java
index e1ef6c6803..f8abbd751e 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/opinion/MachoLoader.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/opinion/MachoLoader.java
@@ -165,7 +165,13 @@ public class MachoLoader extends AbstractLibrarySupportLoader {
 
 			for (FatArch architecture : architectures) {
 				ByteProvider bp = new ByteProviderWrapper(provider, architecture.getOffset(),
-					architecture.getSize());
+					architecture.getSize()) {
+					
+					@Override // Ensure the parent provider gets closed when the wrapper does
+					public void close() throws IOException {
+						super.provider.close();
+					}
+				};
 				LoadSpec libLoadSpec = matchSupportedLoadSpec(loadSpec, bp);
 				if (libLoadSpec != null) {
 					return bp;