1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/csum-file.c b/csum-file.c
index ace64f165e..28389541a3 100644
--- a/csum-file.c
+++ b/csum-file.c
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ int sha1close(struct sha1file *f, unsigned char *result, unsigned int flags)
 		sha1flush(f, offset);
 		f->offset = 0;
 	}
+	SHA1_Final(f->buffer, &f->ctx);
+	if (result)
+		hashcpy(result, f->buffer);
 	if (flags & (CSUM_CLOSE | CSUM_FSYNC)) {
 		/* write checksum and close fd */
-		SHA1_Final(f->buffer, &f->ctx);
-		if (result)
-			hashcpy(result, f->buffer);
 		sha1flush(f, 20);
 		if (flags & CSUM_FSYNC)
 			fsync_or_die(f->fd, f->name);