--- profile.py.bak	2011-08-03 11:36:42.484780000 +1000
+++ profile.py	2011-08-03 11:37:37.665153000 +1000
@@ -74,14 +74,15 @@
     """
     prof = Profile()
     try:
-        prof = prof.runctx(statement, globals, locals)
-    except SystemExit:
-        pass
-
-    if filename is not None:
-        prof.dump_stats(filename)
-    else:
-        return prof.print_stats(sort)
+        try:
+            prof = prof.runctx(statement, globals, locals)
+        except SystemExit:
+            pass
+    finally:
+        if filename is not None:
+            prof.dump_stats(filename)
+        else:
+            return prof.print_stats(sort)
 
 if hasattr(os, "times"):
     def _get_time_times(timer=os.times):