diff --git a/src/Files.App/Helpers/FileOperationsHelpers.cs b/src/Files.App/Helpers/FileOperationsHelpers.cs
index c2ad1c7f2ce9..906f7a68bf4b 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Helpers/FileOperationsHelpers.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Helpers/FileOperationsHelpers.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public static Task SetClipboard(string[] filesToCopy, DataPackageOperation opera
 					if (!SafetyExtensions.IgnoreExceptions(() =>
 					{
 						using var shi = new ShellItem(fileToDeletePath[i]);
-						var file = SafetyExtensions.IgnoreExceptions(() => GetFirstFile(shi)) ?? shi;
+						using var file = SafetyExtensions.IgnoreExceptions(() => GetFirstFile(shi)) ?? shi;
 						if (file.Properties.GetProperty<uint>(PKEY_FilePlaceholderStatus) == PS_CLOUDFILE_PLACEHOLDER)
 						{
 							// Online only files cannot be tried for deletion, so they are treated as to be permanently deleted.