1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/split.c b/src/split.c
index addddd982..d425b5295 100644
--- a/src/split.c
+++ b/src/split.c
@@ -185,7 +185,10 @@ main (argc, argv)
     }
 
   if (flag_version)
-    fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", version_string);
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", version_string);
+      exit (0);
+    }
 
   if (flag_help)
     usage ((char *)0);