diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/TarScanner.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/TarScanner.java
index 2690fef91..5eb0d6869 100755
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/TarScanner.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/TarScanner.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.TarResource;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.tools.tar.TarEntry;
 import org.apache.tools.tar.TarInputStream;
 
@@ -79,13 +80,7 @@ public class TarScanner extends ArchiveScanner {
         } catch (IOException ex) {
             throw new BuildException("problem reading " + srcFile, ex);
         } finally {
-            if (ti != null) {
-                try {
-                    ti.close();
-                } catch (IOException ex) {
-                    // swallow
-                }
-            }
+            FileUtils.close(ti);
         }
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/ZipScanner.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/ZipScanner.java
index 5a70f4376..3795a420c 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/ZipScanner.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/ZipScanner.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import java.util.zip.ZipException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.FileResource;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.ZipResource;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.tools.zip.ZipEntry;
 import org.apache.tools.zip.ZipFile;
 
@@ -92,13 +93,7 @@ public class ZipScanner extends ArchiveScanner {
                 }
             }
         } finally {
-            if (zf != null) {
-                try {
-                    zf.close();
-                } catch (IOException ex) {
-                    // swallow
-                }
-            }
+            ZipFile.closeQuietly(zf);
         }
     }
-}
+}
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