2 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/pwd.c b/src/pwd.c
index 13812220e..3642c9bd3 100644
--- a/src/pwd.c
+++ b/src/pwd.c
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   bindtextdomain (PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
   textdomain (PACKAGE);
 
+  atexit (close_stdout);
+
   parse_long_options (argc, argv, PROGRAM_NAME, GNU_PACKAGE, VERSION,
 		      AUTHORS, usage);
 
@@ -77,7 +79,5 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     error (1, errno, _("cannot get current directory"));
   printf ("%s\n", wd);
 
-  close_stdout ();
-
   exit (0);
 }
diff --git a/src/seq.c b/src/seq.c
index def96ae81..eb48d870a 100644
--- a/src/seq.c
+++ b/src/seq.c
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   bindtextdomain (PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
   textdomain (PACKAGE);
 
+  atexit (close_stdout);
+
   equal_width = 0;
   separator = "\n";
   first = 1.0;
@@ -455,7 +457,5 @@ format string may not be specified when printing equal width strings"));
 
   errs = print_numbers (format_str);
 
-  close_stdout ();
-
   exit (errs);
 }