Arrange to call close_stdout only upon exit.

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/touch.c b/src/touch.c
index 5045790af..7d017a5b8 100644
--- a/src/touch.c
+++ b/src/touch.c
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ Note that the three time-date formats recognized for the -d and -t options\n\
 and for the obsolescent argument are all different.\n\
 "));
       puts (_("\nReport bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>."));
-      close_stdout ();
     }
   exit (status);
 }
@@ -248,6 +247,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   bindtextdomain (PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
   textdomain (PACKAGE);
 
+  atexit (close_stdout);
+
   change_times = no_create = use_ref = posix_date = flexible_date = 0;
   newtime = (time_t) -1;