diff --git a/usr.bin/uudecode/uudecode.c b/usr.bin/uudecode/uudecode.c
index e4290b825900..270d0557f17e 100644
--- a/usr.bin/uudecode/uudecode.c
+++ b/usr.bin/uudecode/uudecode.c
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			oflag = 1; /* output to the specified file */
 			sflag = 1; /* do not strip pathnames for output */
 			outfile = optarg; /* set the output filename */
+			if (strcmp(outfile, "/dev/stdout") == 0)
+				pflag = 1;
 			break;
 		case 'p':
 			if (oflag)
diff --git a/usr.bin/uuencode/uuencode.1 b/usr.bin/uuencode/uuencode.1
index 4ffd48ce9985..0fe44cdd0a57 100644
--- a/usr.bin/uuencode/uuencode.1
+++ b/usr.bin/uuencode/uuencode.1
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ The following example extract a compress'ed tar
 archive from your mailbox
 .Pp
 .Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
-uudecode -p < $MAIL | zcat | tar xfv -
+uudecode -o /dev/stdout < $MAIL | zcat | tar xfv -
 .Ed
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr basename 1 ,