diff --git a/bzip2recover.c b/bzip2recover.c

index f9de049..d159c92 100644

--- a/bzip2recover.c

+++ b/bzip2recover.c

@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ Int32 main ( Int32 argc, Char** argv )

             bsPutUChar ( bsWr, 0x50 ); bsPutUChar ( bsWr, 0x90 );

             bsPutUInt32 ( bsWr, blockCRC );

             bsClose ( bsWr );

+	    outFile = NULL;

          }

          if (wrBlock >= rbCtr) break;

          wrBlock++;