diff --git a/apps/app_voicemail.c b/apps/app_voicemail.c
index d99bced3d4..0ebad3d272 100644
--- a/apps/app_voicemail.c
+++ b/apps/app_voicemail.c
@@ -6158,7 +6158,7 @@ static int msg_create_from_file(struct ast_vm_recording_data *recdata)
 				ast_log(LOG_ERROR,"Unable to determine sample rate of recording %s\n", recdata->recording_file);
 			}
 		}
-		ast_closeframe(recording_fs);
+		ast_closestream(recording_fs);
 	}
 
 	/* If the duration was below the minimum duration for the user, let's just drop the whole thing now */