diff --git a/programs/fileio.c b/programs/fileio.c
index 7f076aa1..41daa125 100644
--- a/programs/fileio.c
+++ b/programs/fileio.c
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ static int FIO_decompressSrcFile(dRess_t ress, const char* dstFileName, const ch
 
     /* Close file */
     if (fclose(srcFile)) EXM_THROW(33, "zstd: %s close error", srcFileName);  /* error should never happen */
-    if (g_removeSrcFile) { if (remove(srcFileName)) EXM_THROW(34, "zstd: %s: %s", srcFileName, strerror(errno)); };
+    if (g_removeSrcFile /* --rm */ && strcmp(srcFileName, stdinmark)) { if (remove(srcFileName)) EXM_THROW(34, "zstd: %s: %s", srcFileName, strerror(errno)); };
     return 0;
 }