diff --git a/client/mysqlbinlog.cc b/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
index 8d03e0680b8..8ef11da85d4 100644
--- a/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
+++ b/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
@@ -3224,8 +3224,13 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
   if (tmpdir.list)
     free_tmpdir(&tmpdir);
-  if (result_file && result_file != stdout)
-    my_fclose(result_file, MYF(0));
+  if (result_file)
+  {
+    if (result_file != stdout)
+      my_fclose(result_file, MYF(0));
+    else
+      fflush(result_file);
+  }
   cleanup();
   /* We cannot free DBUG, it is used in global destructors after exit(). */
   my_end(my_end_arg | MY_DONT_FREE_DBUG);
diff --git a/client/mysqldump.c b/client/mysqldump.c
index d0797c2721b..2f1665b4137 100644
--- a/client/mysqldump.c
+++ b/client/mysqldump.c
@@ -1794,8 +1794,13 @@ static FILE* open_sql_file_for_table(const char* table, int flags)
 
 static void free_resources()
 {
-  if (md_result_file && md_result_file != stdout)
-    my_fclose(md_result_file, MYF(0));
+  if (md_result_file)
+  {
+    if (md_result_file != stdout)
+      my_fclose(md_result_file, MYF(0));
+    else
+      fflush(md_result_file);
+  }
   if (get_table_name_result)
     mysql_free_result(get_table_name_result);
   if (routine_res)