diff --git a/api/mac_icon.C b/api/mac_icon.C
index 005ba0163a..e455fb511c 100644
--- a/api/mac_icon.C
+++ b/api/mac_icon.C
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void getPathToThisApp(char* pathBuf, size_t bufSize) {
         return;
     PersistentFGets(pathBuf, bufSize, f);  // Skip over line of column headings
     PersistentFGets(pathBuf, bufSize, f);  // Get the UNIX command which ran us
-    fclose(f);
+    pclose(f);
 
     c = strstr(pathBuf, " -"); 
     if (c)
diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 56f653c7b3..19098c1aa5 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -9465,3 +9465,10 @@ Charlie 11 Oct 2007
         screensaver.cpp
     doc/
         sandbox.php
+
+Charlie 11 Oct 2007
+    - Mac V5 GFX API: Fix old zombie process bug (I hope).  getPathToThisApp()
+        should call pclose(), not fclose().
+        
+    api/
+        mac_icon.C