diff --git a/java/external/src/javax/xml/datatype/FactoryFinder.java b/java/external/src/javax/xml/datatype/FactoryFinder.java
index 42ecbdb..7daea1a 100644
--- a/java/external/src/javax/xml/datatype/FactoryFinder.java
+++ b/java/external/src/javax/xml/datatype/FactoryFinder.java
@@ -292,11 +292,19 @@ class FactoryFinder {
             // XXX Does not handle all possible input as specified by the
             // Jar Service Provider specification
             factoryClassName = rd.readLine();
-            rd.close();
-        } catch (IOException x) {
+        } 
+        catch (IOException x) {
             // No provider found
             return null;
         }
+        finally {
+            try { 
+                // try to close the reader. 
+                rd.close(); 
+            } 
+            // Ignore the exception. 
+            catch (IOException exc) {}
+        }
 
         if (factoryClassName != null &&
             ! "".equals(factoryClassName)) {
diff --git a/java/external/src/javax/xml/parsers/FactoryFinder.java b/java/external/src/javax/xml/parsers/FactoryFinder.java
index 9f95ff3..26147c7 100644
--- a/java/external/src/javax/xml/parsers/FactoryFinder.java
+++ b/java/external/src/javax/xml/parsers/FactoryFinder.java
@@ -275,11 +275,19 @@ class FactoryFinder {
             // XXX Does not handle all possible input as specified by the
             // Jar Service Provider specification
             factoryClassName = rd.readLine();
-            rd.close();
-        } catch (IOException x) {
+        } 
+        catch (IOException x) {
             // No provider found
             return null;
         }
+        finally {
+            try { 
+                // try to close the reader. 
+                rd.close(); 
+            } 
+            // Ignore the exception. 
+            catch (IOException exc) {}
+        }
 
         if (factoryClassName != null &&
             ! "".equals(factoryClassName)) {
diff --git a/java/external/src/javax/xml/transform/FactoryFinder.java b/java/external/src/javax/xml/transform/FactoryFinder.java
index 8869543..1c9f5a8 100644
--- a/java/external/src/javax/xml/transform/FactoryFinder.java
+++ b/java/external/src/javax/xml/transform/FactoryFinder.java
@@ -275,11 +275,19 @@ class FactoryFinder {
             // XXX Does not handle all possible input as specified by the
             // Jar Service Provider specification
             factoryClassName = rd.readLine();
-            rd.close();
-        } catch (IOException x) {
+        } 
+        catch (IOException x) {
             // No provider found
             return null;
         }
+        finally {
+            try { 
+                // try to close the reader. 
+                rd.close(); 
+            } 
+            // Ignore the exception. 
+            catch (IOException exc) {}
+        }
 
         if (factoryClassName != null &&
             ! "".equals(factoryClassName)) {