diff --git a/c-programming/jokes/extol.c b/c-programming/jokes/extol.c
index 23e2ba9..f4c5fe9 100644
--- a/c-programming/jokes/extol.c
+++ b/c-programming/jokes/extol.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ extol (FILE *f)
               perror ("freopen");
               exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
             }
+          fs = new_fs;
         }
       result = extol (fs);
       for (result <<= 4, result &= ~15;