diff --git a/presto-rcfile/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/rcfile/RcFileWriter.java b/presto-rcfile/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/rcfile/RcFileWriter.java
index 81b6d0311c28..bf67e4d50732 100644
--- a/presto-rcfile/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/rcfile/RcFileWriter.java
+++ b/presto-rcfile/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/rcfile/RcFileWriter.java
@@ -192,12 +192,12 @@ public void close()
             throws IOException
     {
         try (Closer closer = Closer.create()) {
-            writeRowGroup();
             closer.register(output);
             closer.register(keySectionOutput::destroy);
             for (ColumnEncoder columnEncoder : columnEncoders) {
                 closer.register(columnEncoder::destroy);
             }
+            writeRowGroup();
         }
     }