1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/loginutils/adduser.c b/loginutils/adduser.c
index 916a25b89..229bd679d 100644
--- a/loginutils/adduser.c
+++ b/loginutils/adduser.c
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@ static int adduser(struct passwd *p)
         if (putpwent(p, file) == -1) {
                 bb_perror_nomsg_and_die();
         }
-        if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP)
-                fclose(file);
+        /* Do fclose even if !ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP.
+         * We will exec passwd, files must be flushed & closed before that! */
+        fclose(file);
 
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_SHADOWPASSWDS
         /* add to shadow if necessary */
@@ -123,8 +124,7 @@ static int adduser(struct passwd *p)
                                 0,                      /* sp->sp_min */
                                 99999,                  /* sp->sp_max */
                                 7);                     /* sp->sp_warn */
-                if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP)
-                        fclose(file);
+                fclose(file);
         }
 #endif
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static int adduser(struct passwd *p)
         if (addgroup) addgroup_wrapper(p);
 
         /* Clear the umask for this process so it doesn't
-         * * screw up the permissions on the mkdir and chown. */
+         * screw up the permissions on the mkdir and chown. */
         umask(0);
         if (!(option_mask32 & OPT_DONT_MAKE_HOME)) {
                 /* Set the owner and group so it is owned by the new user,