2 files changed, 6 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/archival/gzip.c b/archival/gzip.c
index 591b8cc7f..c0832680f 100644
--- a/archival/gzip.c
+++ b/archival/gzip.c
@@ -1802,9 +1802,6 @@ int gzip_main(int argc, char **argv)
         int fromstdin = 0;
         int force = 0;
 
-        if (argc == 1)
-                usage(gzip_usage);
-
         /* Parse any options */
         while (--argc > 0 && **(++argv) == '-') {
                 if (*((*argv) + 1) == '\0') {
@@ -1827,8 +1824,10 @@ int gzip_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         }
                 }
         }
-        if (argc <= 0)
+        if (argc <= 0 ) {
                 fromstdin = 1;
+                tostdout = 1;
+        }
 
         if (isatty(fileno(stdin)) && fromstdin==1 && force==0)
                 fatalError( "data not read from terminal. Use -f to force it.\n");
diff --git a/gzip.c b/gzip.c
index 591b8cc7f..c0832680f 100644
--- a/gzip.c
+++ b/gzip.c
@@ -1802,9 +1802,6 @@ int gzip_main(int argc, char **argv)
         int fromstdin = 0;
         int force = 0;
 
-        if (argc == 1)
-                usage(gzip_usage);
-
         /* Parse any options */
         while (--argc > 0 && **(++argv) == '-') {
                 if (*((*argv) + 1) == '\0') {
@@ -1827,8 +1824,10 @@ int gzip_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         }
                 }
         }
-        if (argc <= 0)
+        if (argc <= 0 ) {
                 fromstdin = 1;
+                tostdout = 1;
+        }
 
         if (isatty(fileno(stdin)) && fromstdin==1 && force==0)
                 fatalError( "data not read from terminal. Use -f to force it.\n");