1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/h5dump/h5dump.c b/tools/h5dump/h5dump.c
index 317cdab..8322cbc 100644
--- a/tools/h5dump/h5dump.c
+++ b/tools/h5dump/h5dump.c
@@ -3521,6 +3521,7 @@ parse_start:
          usage(progname);
          leave(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
+        bin_output = TRUE;
         if (outfname!=NULL) {
          if (set_output_file(outfname, 1) < 0){
           /* failed to set output file */
@@ -3528,7 +3529,6 @@ parse_start:
           leave(EXIT_FAILURE);
          }
          
-         bin_output = TRUE;
          last_was_dset = FALSE;
         }