diff --git a/core/rust/utils/src/account.rs b/core/rust/utils/src/account.rs
index 496aa3a30..8cac3e4c1 100644
--- a/core/rust/utils/src/account.rs
+++ b/core/rust/utils/src/account.rs
@@ -105,10 +105,19 @@ pub fn close_account_raw<'a>(
     src_account_info: &AccountInfo<'a>,
 ) -> ProgramResult {
     let dest_starting_lamports = dest_account_info.lamports();
-    **dest_account_info.lamports.borrow_mut() = dest_starting_lamports
+    let mut dest_lamports_mut = dest_account_info
+        .lamports
+        .try_borrow_mut()
+        .map_err(|_| ProgramError::AccountBorrowFailed)?;
+    **dest_lamports_mut = dest_starting_lamports
         .checked_add(src_account_info.lamports())
         .ok_or(ProgramError::InvalidRealloc)?;
-    **src_account_info.lamports.borrow_mut() = 0;
+
+    let mut src_lamports_mut = src_account_info
+        .lamports
+        .try_borrow_mut()
+        .map_err(|_| ProgramError::AccountBorrowFailed)?;
+    **src_lamports_mut = 0;
 
     src_account_info.assign(&system_program::ID);
     src_account_info.realloc(0, false).map_err(Into::into)