1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/join.c b/src/join.c
index 39599efaf..48e791ac0 100644
--- a/src/join.c
+++ b/src/join.c
@@ -661,7 +661,10 @@ main (argc, argv)
     }
 
   if (flag_version)
-    fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", version_string);
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", version_string);
+      exit (0);
+    }
 
   if (flag_help)
     usage ();