diff --git a/cmdline/stream.c b/cmdline/stream.c
index 8cd32d9b..878d8db1 100644
--- a/cmdline/stream.c
+++ b/cmdline/stream.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ static int sfill(STREAM* s)
 
 	/* if we reached the end, doesn't try to read */
 	if (s->offset >= s->size) {
+		s->state = STREAM_STATE_EOF;
 		return EOF;
 	}