diff --git a/src/sort/sort.rs b/src/sort/sort.rs
index 1abb854b5..ac0a17401 100644
--- a/src/sort/sort.rs
+++ b/src/sort/sort.rs
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.", NAME, VERSION);
 }
 
 fn exec(files: Vec<String>, settings: &Settings) {
+    let mut lines = Vec::new();
     for path in &files {
         let (reader, _) = match open(path) {
             Some(x) => x,
@@ -130,7 +131,6 @@ fn exec(files: Vec<String>, settings: &Settings) {
         };
 
         let buf_reader = BufReader::new(reader);
-        let mut lines = Vec::new();
 
         for line in buf_reader.lines() {
             match line {
@@ -140,26 +140,26 @@ fn exec(files: Vec<String>, settings: &Settings) {
                 _ => break
             }
         }
-
-        match settings.mode {
-            SortMode::Numeric => lines.sort_by(numeric_compare),
-            SortMode::HumanNumeric => lines.sort_by(human_numeric_size_compare),
-            SortMode::Month => lines.sort_by(month_compare),
-            SortMode::Version => lines.sort_by(version_compare),
-            SortMode::Default => lines.sort()
-        }
-
-        if settings.unique {
-            lines.dedup()
-        }
-
-        let iter = lines.iter();
-        if settings.reverse {
-            print_sorted(iter.rev(), &settings.outfile);
-        } else {
-            print_sorted(iter, &settings.outfile)
-        };
     }
+
+    match settings.mode {
+        SortMode::Numeric => lines.sort_by(numeric_compare),
+        SortMode::HumanNumeric => lines.sort_by(human_numeric_size_compare),
+        SortMode::Month => lines.sort_by(month_compare),
+        SortMode::Version => lines.sort_by(version_compare),
+        SortMode::Default => lines.sort()
+    }
+
+    if settings.unique {
+        lines.dedup()
+    }
+
+    let iter = lines.iter();
+    if settings.reverse {
+        print_sorted(iter.rev(), &settings.outfile);
+    } else {
+        print_sorted(iter, &settings.outfile)
+    };
 }
 
 /// Parse the beginning string into an f64, returning -inf instead of NaN on errors.
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/sort/multiple_files.expected b/tests/fixtures/sort/multiple_files.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..071939893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/sort/multiple_files.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7
+8
+9
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/sort/multiple_files1.txt b/tests/fixtures/sort/multiple_files1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8cb0f1f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/sort/multiple_files1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+3
+7
+2
+5
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/sort/multiple_files2.txt b/tests/fixtures/sort/multiple_files2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f0581d7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/sort/multiple_files2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+4
+8
+1
+9
+6
diff --git a/tests/test_sort.rs b/tests/test_sort.rs
index 50e22d80f..cd2035710 100644
--- a/tests/test_sort.rs
+++ b/tests/test_sort.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ fn test_version() {
     test_helper("version", "-V");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_multiple_files() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = testing(UTIL_NAME);
+    ucmd.arg("-n");
+    ucmd.arg("multiple_files1.txt");
+    ucmd.arg("multiple_files2.txt");
+    let out = ucmd.run().stdout;
+    assert_eq!(out, at.read("multiple_files.expected"));
+}
+
 fn test_helper(file_name: &str, args: &str) {
     let (at, mut ucmd) = testing(UTIL_NAME);
     ucmd.arg(args);