diff --git contrib/bmake/job.c contrib/bmake/job.c
index 20f693a..45fcd95 100644
--- contrib/bmake/job.c
+++ contrib/bmake/job.c
@@ -1386,14 +1386,6 @@ JobExec(Job *job, char **argv)
 	}
 	
 	/*
-	 * Set up the child's output to be routed through the pipe
-	 * we've created for it.
-	 */
-	if (dup2(job->outPipe, 1) == -1) {
-	    execError("dup2", "job->outPipe");
-	    _exit(1);
-	}
-	/*
 	 * The output channels are marked close on exec. This bit was
 	 * duplicated by the dup2(on some systems), so we have to clear
 	 * it before routing the shell's error output to the same place as
@@ -1406,6 +1398,15 @@ JobExec(Job *job, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	/*
+	 * Set up the child's output to be routed through the pipe
+	 * we've created for it.
+	 */
+	if (dup2(job->outPipe, 1) == -1) {
+	    execError("dup2", "job->outPipe");
+	    _exit(1);
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * We want to switch the child into a different process family so
 	 * we can kill it and all its descendants in one fell swoop,
 	 * by killing its process family, but not commit suicide.