diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index dfa8e598ec..650ea1887b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+5307.	[bug]		Fix hang when named-compilezone output is sent to pipe.
+			Thanks to Tony Finch. [GL !2481]
+
 5306.	[placeholder]
 
 5305.	[bug]		NSEC Aggressive Cache ("synth-from-dnssec") has been
@@ -11,7 +14,7 @@
 5303.	[placeholder]
 
 5302.	[bug]		Fix checking that "dnstap-output" is defined when
-			"dnstap" is specified" in a view. [GL #1281]
+			"dnstap" is specified in a view. [GL #1281]
 
 5301.	[bug]		Detect partial prefixes / incomplete IPv4 address in
 			acls. [GL #1143]
diff --git a/bin/check/check-tool.c b/bin/check/check-tool.c
index e9ab4eb633..9585054456 100644
--- a/bin/check/check-tool.c
+++ b/bin/check/check-tool.c
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ dump_zone(const char *zonename, dns_zone_t *zone, const char *filename,
 	FILE *output = stdout;
 	const char *flags;
 
-	flags = (fileformat == dns_masterformat_text) ? "w+" : "wb+";
+	flags = (fileformat == dns_masterformat_text) ? "w" : "wb";
 
 	if (debug) {
 		if (filename != NULL && strcmp(filename, "-") != 0)