diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/crypto/CryptoInputStream.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/crypto/CryptoInputStream.java
index 0c156e3548d..3f8dc54bd4a 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/crypto/CryptoInputStream.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/crypto/CryptoInputStream.java
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ private void resetStreamOffset(long offset) throws IOException {
   }
   
   @Override
-  public void close() throws IOException {
+  public synchronized void close() throws IOException {
     if (closed) {
       return;
     }