diff --git a/src/uu/nl/src/nl.rs b/src/uu/nl/src/nl.rs
index fef9c030a..6e1cb6835 100644
--- a/src/uu/nl/src/nl.rs
+++ b/src/uu/nl/src/nl.rs
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
         ));
     }
 
-    let mut read_stdin = false;
     let files: Vec<String> = match matches.get_many::<String>(options::FILE) {
         Some(v) => v.clone().map(|v| v.to_owned()).collect(),
         None => vec!["-".to_owned()],
@@ -178,21 +177,16 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
 
     for file in &files {
         if file == "-" {
-            // If both file names and '-' are specified, we choose to treat first all
-            // regular files, and then read from stdin last.
-            read_stdin = true;
-            continue;
+            let mut buffer = BufReader::new(stdin());
+            nl(&mut buffer, &mut stats, &settings)?;
+        } else {
+            let path = Path::new(file);
+            let reader = File::open(path).map_err_context(|| file.to_string())?;
+            let mut buffer = BufReader::new(reader);
+            nl(&mut buffer, &mut stats, &settings)?;
         }
-        let path = Path::new(file);
-        let reader = File::open(path).map_err_context(|| file.to_string())?;
-        let mut buffer = BufReader::new(reader);
-        nl(&mut buffer, &mut stats, &settings)?;
     }
 
-    if read_stdin {
-        let mut buffer = BufReader::new(stdin());
-        nl(&mut buffer, &mut stats, &settings)?;
-    }
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_nl.rs b/tests/by-util/test_nl.rs
index b008c61de..118c4cf04 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_nl.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_nl.rs
@@ -349,6 +349,19 @@ fn test_default_body_numbering_multiple_files() {
         .stdout_is("     1\ta\n     2\tb\n     3\tc\n");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_default_body_numbering_multiple_files_and_stdin() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+
+    at.write("a.txt", "a");
+    at.write("c.txt", "c");
+
+    ucmd.args(&["a.txt", "-", "c.txt"])
+        .pipe_in("b")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is("     1\ta\n     2\tb\n     3\tc\n");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_body_numbering_all_lines_without_delimiter() {
     for arg in ["-ba", "--body-numbering=a"] {