diff --git a/googleapiclient/http.py b/googleapiclient/http.py
index 5b5ea159897..8f3dbcfc665 100644
--- a/googleapiclient/http.py
+++ b/googleapiclient/http.py
@@ -575,7 +575,10 @@ def __init__(
         )
 
     def __del__(self):
-        self._fd.close()
+        try:
+            self._fd.close()
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
 
     def to_json(self):
         """Creating a JSON representation of an instance of MediaFileUpload.