diff --git a/panda/src/downloader/extractor.cxx b/panda/src/downloader/extractor.cxx
index 9ca0b2e09f..1fb944e743 100644
--- a/panda/src/downloader/extractor.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/downloader/extractor.cxx
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ step() {
       downloader_cat.error()
         << "Unable to read subfile "
         << _multifile.get_subfile_name(_subfile_index) << ".\n";
-      cleanup();
+      reset();
       return EU_error_abort;
     }