diff --git a/file-5.47-python.patch b/file-5.47-python.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8fcfd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/file-5.47-python.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+diff --git a/python/magic.py b/python/magic.py
+index a528cbc..eb153b0 100644
+--- a/python/magic.py
++++ b/python/magic.py
+@@ -111,12 +111,14 @@ _errno.argtypes = [magic_t]
+ class Magic(object):
+     def __init__(self, ms):
+         self._magic_t = ms
++        self._close = _close
+ 
+     def close(self):
+         """
+         Closes the magic database and deallocates any resources used.
+         """
+-        _close(self._magic_t)
++        if self._close:
++            self._close(self._magic_t)
+ 
+     @staticmethod
+     def __tostr(s):
diff --git a/file.spec b/file.spec
index a6683fe..975567c 100644
--- a/file.spec
+++ b/file.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 Summary: Utility for determining file types
 Name: file
 Version: 5.45
-Release: 8%{?dist}
+Release: 9%{?dist}
 
 # Main license is BSD-2-Clause-Darwin
 # Shipped exceptions:
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ Patch4: file-5.45-time-t.patch
 # upstream: https://github.com/file/file/commit/aa86458e499d6279c2fd18e98425e6ae891d0f33
 Patch6: file-5.47-erofs-magic.patch
 
+# Upstream commit 141dde1fe573e6c42800d12affb94c927b44da3e
+Patch7: file-5.47-python.patch
+
 URL: https://www.darwinsys.com/file/
 Requires: file-libs%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 BuildRequires: zlib-devel
@@ -235,6 +238,10 @@ make -C tests check
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 23 2026 Vincent Mihalkovic <vmihalko@redhat.com> - 5.45-9
+- Fix TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not callable in magic.close()
+  Resolves: RHEL-151423
+
 * Wed Mar 26 2025 Vincent Mihalkovic <vmihalko@redhat.com> - 5.45-8
 - magic: Use the bcachefs-uuid for erofs
   Resolves: RHEL-76142