1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/cksum.c b/src/cksum.c
index e629dd8d7..b5e1887e6 100644
--- a/src/cksum.c
+++ b/src/cksum.c
@@ -291,7 +291,10 @@ main (argc, argv)
     }
 
   if (flag_version)
-    fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", version_string);
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", version_string);
+      exit (0);
+    }
 
   if (flag_help)
     usage ();