diff --git a/login-utils/Makemodule.am b/login-utils/Makemodule.am
index 939cc7708..4f52cea3c 100644
--- a/login-utils/Makemodule.am
+++ b/login-utils/Makemodule.am
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ if BUILD_NOLOGIN
 sbin_PROGRAMS += nologin
 dist_man_MANS += login-utils/nologin.8
 nologin_SOURCES = login-utils/nologin.c
+nologin_LDADD = $(LDADD) libcommon.la
 endif
 
 
diff --git a/login-utils/nologin.c b/login-utils/nologin.c
index f38a3aab0..ecbd0d2fe 100644
--- a/login-utils/nologin.c
+++ b/login-utils/nologin.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "c.h"
 #include "nls.h"
 #include "pathnames.h"
+#include "fileutils.h"
 
 /*
  * Always return EXIT_FAILURE (1), don't try to be smart!
@@ -97,12 +98,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (c < 0 || !S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
 		goto dflt;
 	else {
-		char buf[BUFSIZ];
-		ssize_t rd;
-
-		while ((rd = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf))) > 0)
-			ignore_result( write(STDOUT_FILENO, buf, rd) );
-
+		ul_copy_file(fd, STDOUT_FILENO);
 		close(fd);
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}