1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/tr.c b/coreutils/tr.c
index 9521bbcd5..e60e08b25 100644
--- a/coreutils/tr.c
+++ b/coreutils/tr.c
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ int tr_main(int argc, char **argv)
         int idx = 1;
         int i;
         smalluint flags = 0;
-        size_t read_chars = 0, in_index = 0, out_index = 0, c, coded, last = -1;
+        ssize_t read_chars = 0;
+        size_t in_index = 0, out_index = 0, c, coded, last = -1;
         RESERVE_CONFIG_UBUFFER(output, BUFSIZ);
         RESERVE_CONFIG_BUFFER(vector, ASCII+1);
         RESERVE_CONFIG_BUFFER(invec,  ASCII+1);
@@ -223,8 +224,9 @@ int tr_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         }
                         read_chars = read(STDIN_FILENO, tr_buf, BUFSIZ);
                         if (read_chars <= 0) {
-                                if (write(STDOUT_FILENO, (char *)output, out_index) != out_index)
-                                        bb_perror_msg(bb_msg_write_error);
+                                xwrite(STDOUT_FILENO, (char *)output, out_index);
+                                if (read_chars < 0)
+                                        bb_perror_msg_and_die(bb_msg_read_error);
                                 exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
                         }
                         in_index = 0;