diff --git a/sql/log.cc b/sql/log.cc
index bd5aeb02121..6307ac0c11e 100644
--- a/sql/log.cc
+++ b/sql/log.cc
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ void MYSQL_LOG::new_file(bool need_lock)
   close(LOG_CLOSE_TO_BE_OPENED);
 
   /* 
-     Note that at this point, log_type == LOG_CLOSED (important for is_open()).
+     Note that at this point, log_type != LOG_CLOSED (important for is_open()).
   */
 
   open(old_name, save_log_type, new_name_ptr, index_file_name, io_cache_type,
diff --git a/sql/log_event.cc b/sql/log_event.cc
index 82e9c5950a7..5c76bf3d055 100644
--- a/sql/log_event.cc
+++ b/sql/log_event.cc
@@ -2382,6 +2382,16 @@ int Execute_load_log_event::exec_event(struct st_relay_log_info* rli)
     }
     goto err;
   }
+  /*
+    We have an open file descriptor to the .info file; we need to close it
+    or Windows will refuse to delete the file in my_delete().
+  */
+  if (fd >= 0)
+  {
+    my_close(fd, MYF(0));
+    end_io_cache(&file);
+    fd= -1;
+  }
   (void) my_delete(fname, MYF(MY_WME));
   memcpy(p, ".data", 6);
   (void) my_delete(fname, MYF(MY_WME));