diff -up ntp-4.2.4p5/ntpd/ntpd.c.driftonexit ntp-4.2.4p5/ntpd/ntpd.c
--- ntp-4.2.4p5/ntpd/ntpd.c.driftonexit	2008-10-07 15:22:27.000000000 +0200
+++ ntp-4.2.4p5/ntpd/ntpd.c	2008-10-07 16:29:06.000000000 +0200
@@ -1174,7 +1174,6 @@ finish(
 {
 
 	msyslog(LOG_NOTICE, "ntpd exiting on signal %d", sig);
-	write_stats();
 #ifdef HAVE_DNSREGISTRATION
 	if (mdns != NULL)
 	DNSServiceRefDeallocate(mdns);