1 files changed, 5 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Photo/PhotoDriver.php b/Zotlabs/Photo/PhotoDriver.php
index 6bdb89ab1..f50ef17ae 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Photo/PhotoDriver.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Photo/PhotoDriver.php
@@ -344,19 +344,13 @@ abstract class PhotoDriver {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * PHP 7.2 allows you to use a stream resource, which should reduce/avoid
-		 * memory exhaustion on large images.
-		 */
-
-		if(version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '7.2.0') >= 0) {
-			$f = @fopen($filename, 'rb');
-		} else {
-			$f = $filename;
-		}
+		$f = @fopen($filename, 'rb');
 
 		if($f) {
-			return @exif_read_data($f, null, true);
+			// exif_read_data accepts a stream resource in php > 7.2
+			$x = @exif_read_data($f, null, true);
+			fclose($f);
+			return $x;
 		}
 
 		return false;