diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/ShaderCompiler.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/ShaderCompiler.cpp
index 7da5f827d4..80f9242d83 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/ShaderCompiler.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/ShaderCompiler.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ static std::optional<SPIRVCodeVector> CompileShaderToSPV(EShLanguage stage,
     stream << "\n";
     stream << "Dolphin Version: " + Common::GetScmRevStr() + "\n";
     stream << "Video Backend: " + g_video_backend->GetDisplayName();
+    stream.close();
 
     PanicAlertFmt("{} (written to {})", msg, filename);
   };