1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/ls.c b/src/ls.c
index f50b4efe6..6dd186a38 100644
--- a/src/ls.c
+++ b/src/ls.c
@@ -445,7 +445,10 @@ main (argc, argv)
   i = decode_switches (argc, argv);
 
   if (flag_version)
-    fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", version_string);
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", version_string);
+      exit (0);
+    }
 
   if (flag_help)
     usage ();