--- a/hgext/pager.py	Thu Feb 02 02:56:38 2017 -0800
+++ b/hgext/pager.py	Fri Feb 03 15:10:27 2017 -0800
@@ -87,14 +87,10 @@
                              close_fds=util.closefds, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
                              stdout=util.stdout, stderr=util.stderr)
 
-    # back up original file objects and descriptors
-    olduifout = ui.fout
-    oldstdout = util.stdout
+    # back up original file descriptors
     stdoutfd = os.dup(util.stdout.fileno())
     stderrfd = os.dup(util.stderr.fileno())
 
-    # create new line-buffered stdout so that output can show up immediately
-    ui.fout = util.stdout = newstdout = os.fdopen(util.stdout.fileno(), 'wb', 1)
     os.dup2(pager.stdin.fileno(), util.stdout.fileno())
     if ui._isatty(util.stderr):
         os.dup2(pager.stdin.fileno(), util.stderr.fileno())
@@ -103,15 +99,10 @@
     def killpager():
         if util.safehasattr(signal, "SIGINT"):
             signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_IGN)
-        pager.stdin.close()
-        ui.fout = olduifout
-        util.stdout = oldstdout
-        # close new stdout while it's associated with pager; otherwise stdout
-        # fd would be closed when newstdout is deleted
-        newstdout.close()
-        # restore original fds: stdout is open again
+        # restore original fds, closing pager.stdin copies in the process
         os.dup2(stdoutfd, util.stdout.fileno())
         os.dup2(stderrfd, util.stderr.fileno())
+        pager.stdin.close()
         pager.wait()
 
 def uisetup(ui):