diff --git a/usr.bin/w/w.c b/usr.bin/w/w.c
index effd0e304ae0..0889c4c1b43f 100644
--- a/usr.bin/w/w.c
+++ b/usr.bin/w/w.c
@@ -264,7 +264,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (header || wcmd == 0) {
 		pr_header(&now, nusers);
 		if (wcmd == 0) {
-		        xo_close_container("uptime-information");
+			xo_close_container("uptime-information");
+			xo_finish();
+
 			(void)kvm_close(kd);
 			exit(0);
 		}