diff --git a/include/util/input_file.h b/include/util/input_file.h
index 3225772..3b762b4 100644
--- a/include/util/input_file.h
+++ b/include/util/input_file.h
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	int (*handle)(input_file_t *f, void *obj);
 } keyword_handler_t;
 
-void cleanup_file(input_file_t *f);
-
-int open_file(input_file_t *f, const char *filename);
-
-int process_file(input_file_t *f, const keyword_handler_t *handlers,
+int process_file(const char *filename, const keyword_handler_t *handlers,
 		 size_t count, void *obj);
 
 void input_file_complain(const input_file_t *f, const char *msg);
diff --git a/lib/util/input_file.c b/lib/util/input_file.c
index 9ecfa6f..b89565f 100644
--- a/lib/util/input_file.c
+++ b/lib/util/input_file.c
@@ -57,47 +57,37 @@ retry:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void cleanup_file(input_file_t *f)
-{
-	fclose(f->f);
-	free(f->line);
-}
-
-int open_file(input_file_t *f, const char *filename)
-{
-	memset(f, 0, sizeof(*f));
-
-	f->filename = filename;
-	f->f = fopen(filename, "r");
-
-	if (f->f == NULL) {
-		perror(f->filename);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void input_file_complain(const input_file_t *f, const char *msg)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s: %zu: %s\n", f->filename, f->linenum, msg);
 }
 
-int process_file(input_file_t *f, const keyword_handler_t *handlers,
+int process_file(const char *filename, const keyword_handler_t *handlers,
 		 size_t count, void *obj)
 {
+	input_file_t f;
 	size_t i, len;
 	char *ptr;
 	int ret;
 
+	memset(&f, 0, sizeof(f));
+
+	f.filename = filename;
+	f.f = fopen(filename, "r");
+
+	if (f.f == NULL) {
+		perror(f.filename);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	for (;;) {
-		ret = prefetch_line(f);
+		ret = prefetch_line(&f);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			return -1;
+			goto fail;
 		if (ret > 0)
 			break;
 
-		ptr = f->line;
+		ptr = f.line;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
 			len = strlen(handlers[i].name);
@@ -108,19 +98,25 @@ int process_file(input_file_t *f, const keyword_handler_t *handlers,
 				continue;
 			for (ptr += len; isspace(*ptr); ++ptr)
 				;
-			memmove(f->line, ptr, strlen(ptr) + 1);
+			memmove(f.line, ptr, strlen(ptr) + 1);
 			break;
 		}
 
 		if (i == count) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s: %zu: unknown keyword\n",
-				f->filename, f->linenum);
-			return -1;
+				f.filename, f.linenum);
+			goto fail;
 		}
 
-		if (handlers[i].handle(f, obj))
-			return -1;
+		if (handlers[i].handle(&f, obj))
+			goto fail;
 	}
 
+	fclose(f.f);
+	free(f.line);
 	return 0;
+fail:
+	fclose(f.f);
+	free(f.line);
+	return -1;
 }
diff --git a/main/cmd/pack/desc.c b/main/cmd/pack/desc.c
index 732b696..bde1a66 100644
--- a/main/cmd/pack/desc.c
+++ b/main/cmd/pack/desc.c
@@ -97,21 +97,13 @@ static compressor_t *get_default_compressor(void)
 
 int desc_read(const char *path, pkg_desc_t *desc)
 {
-	input_file_t f;
 	char *ptr;
 
 	memset(desc, 0, sizeof(*desc));
 
-	if (open_file(&f, path))
+	if (process_file(path, line_hooks, NUM_LINE_HOOKS, desc))
 		return -1;
 
-	if (process_file(&f, line_hooks, NUM_LINE_HOOKS, desc)) {
-		cleanup_file(&f);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	cleanup_file(&f);
-
 	if (desc->datacmp == NULL)
 		desc->datacmp = get_default_compressor();
 
diff --git a/main/cmd/pack/filelist.c b/main/cmd/pack/filelist.c
index 73211b4..24f8952 100644
--- a/main/cmd/pack/filelist.c
+++ b/main/cmd/pack/filelist.c
@@ -281,12 +281,8 @@ static int alloc_file_ids(image_entry_t *list)
 int filelist_read(const char *filename, image_entry_t **out)
 {
 	image_entry_t *list = NULL;
-	input_file_t f;
 
-	if (open_file(&f, filename))
-		return -1;
-
-	if (process_file(&f, line_hooks, NUM_LINE_HOOKS, &list))
+	if (process_file(filename, line_hooks, NUM_LINE_HOOKS, &list))
 		goto fail;
 
 	if (list != NULL) {
@@ -296,11 +292,9 @@ int filelist_read(const char *filename, image_entry_t **out)
 			goto fail;
 	}
 
-	cleanup_file(&f);
 	*out = list;
 	return 0;
 fail:
-	cleanup_file(&f);
 	image_entry_free_list(list);
 	return -1;
 }