diff --git a/libgfortran/ChangeLog b/libgfortran/ChangeLog
index e0b9a2c7a52..451cbce119d 100644
--- a/libgfortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/libgfortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-04-15  Janne Blomqvist  <jb@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR libfortran/38688
+	* io/transfer.c (finalize_transfer): Don't flush for advance='no'.
+
 2009-04-15 Danny Smith  <dannysmith@clear.net.nz>
 
        * io/write.c (itoa) : Rename back to gfc_itoa.
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/transfer.c b/libgfortran/io/transfer.c
index 717041d0b41..94454a6776f 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/transfer.c
+++ b/libgfortran/io/transfer.c
@@ -3169,7 +3169,6 @@ finalize_transfer (st_parameter_dt *dtp)
       dtp->u.p.current_unit->saved_pos =
 	dtp->u.p.max_pos > 0 ? dtp->u.p.max_pos - bytes_written : 0;
       fbuf_flush (dtp->u.p.current_unit, dtp->u.p.mode);
-      sflush (dtp->u.p.current_unit->s);
       return;
     }
   else if (dtp->u.p.current_unit->flags.form == FORM_FORMATTED