diff --git a/usr.sbin/pmcstat/pmcstat.c b/usr.sbin/pmcstat/pmcstat.c
index c32b55f76ed..c41fa77f75d 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pmcstat/pmcstat.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pmcstat/pmcstat.c
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ pmcstat_cleanup(struct pmcstat_args *a)
 {
 	struct pmcstat_ev *ev, *tmp;
 
-	/* de-configure the log file if present. */
-	if (a->pa_flags & (FLAG_HAS_PIPE | FLAG_HAS_OUTPUT_LOGFILE))
-		(void) pmc_configure_logfile(-1);
-
 	/* release allocated PMCs. */
 	STAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(ev, &a->pa_head, ev_next, tmp)
 	    if (ev->ev_pmcid != PMC_ID_INVALID) {
@@ -104,6 +100,10 @@ pmcstat_cleanup(struct pmcstat_args *a)
 		free(ev);
 	    }
 
+	/* de-configure the log file if present. */
+	if (a->pa_flags & (FLAG_HAS_PIPE | FLAG_HAS_OUTPUT_LOGFILE))
+		(void) pmc_configure_logfile(-1);
+
 	if (a->pa_logparser) {
 		pmclog_close(a->pa_logparser);
 		a->pa_logparser = NULL;
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ pmcstat_start_process(struct pmcstat_args *a)
 	(void) close(pmcstat_pipefd[WRITEPIPEFD]);
 }
 
-
 void
 pmcstat_show_usage(void)
 {
@@ -884,7 +883,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			break;
 
 		case EVFILT_READ:  /* log file data is present */
-			runstate = pmcstat_print_log(&args);
+			runstate = pmcstat_process_log(&args);
 			break;
 
 		case EVFILT_SIGNAL:
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pmcstat/pmcstat.h b/usr.sbin/pmcstat/pmcstat.h
index 393e3faab87..f0246f9aaf8 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pmcstat/pmcstat.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/pmcstat/pmcstat.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void	pmcstat_show_usage(void);
 void	pmcstat_shutdown_logging(void);
 void	pmcstat_start_pmcs(struct pmcstat_args *_a);
 void	pmcstat_start_process(struct pmcstat_args *_a);
-void	pmcstat_process_log(struct pmcstat_args *_a);
+int	pmcstat_process_log(struct pmcstat_args *_a);
 int	pmcstat_print_log(struct pmcstat_args *_a);
 int	pmcstat_convert_log(struct pmcstat_args *_a);
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pmcstat/pmcstat_log.c b/usr.sbin/pmcstat/pmcstat_log.c
index 111064d2036..500959db077 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pmcstat/pmcstat_log.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pmcstat/pmcstat_log.c
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ pmcstat_print_log(struct pmcstat_args *a)
  * Process a log file in offline analysis mode.
  */
 
-void
+int
 pmcstat_process_log(struct pmcstat_args *a)
 {
 
@@ -1168,12 +1168,10 @@ pmcstat_process_log(struct pmcstat_args *a)
 	 * log to the current output file.
 	 */
 	if (a->pa_flags & FLAG_DO_PRINT)
-		pmcstat_print_log(a);
+		return pmcstat_print_log(a);
 	else
 		/* convert the log to gprof compatible profiles */
-		pmcstat_convert_log(a);
-
-	return;
+		return pmcstat_convert_log(a);
 }
 
 void