diff -r ac964af3b5e7 -r b0d5f00e69f7 src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/processing/JavacProcessingEnvironment.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/processing/JavacProcessingEnvironment.java	Tue Sep 20 12:08:48 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/processing/JavacProcessingEnvironment.java	Wed Sep 21 21:56:53 2011 -0700
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@
                     ? fileManager.getClassLoader(ANNOTATION_PROCESSOR_PATH)
                     : fileManager.getClassLoader(CLASS_PATH);
 
+                if (processorClassLoader != null && processorClassLoader instanceof Closeable) {
+                    JavaCompiler compiler = JavaCompiler.instance(context);
+                    compiler.closeables = compiler.closeables.prepend((Closeable) processorClassLoader);
+                }
+
                 /*
                  * If the "-processor" option is used, search the appropriate
                  * path for the named class.  Otherwise, use a service
@@ -1211,14 +1216,6 @@
         if (discoveredProcs != null) // Make calling close idempotent
             discoveredProcs.close();
         discoveredProcs = null;
-        if (processorClassLoader != null && processorClassLoader instanceof Closeable) {
-            try {
-                ((Closeable) processorClassLoader).close();
-            } catch (IOException e) {
-                JCDiagnostic msg = diags.fragment("fatal.err.cant.close.loader");
-                throw new FatalError(msg, e);
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     private List<ClassSymbol> getTopLevelClasses(List<? extends JCCompilationUnit> units) {