diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tool/hbm2ddl/SchemaExport.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tool/hbm2ddl/SchemaExport.java
index 2d25d7a380..271d6fec23 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tool/hbm2ddl/SchemaExport.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tool/hbm2ddl/SchemaExport.java
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ public class SchemaExport {
 	}
 
 	public void execute(Target output, Type type) {
-		if ( output == Target.NONE || type == SchemaExport.Type.NONE ) {
+		if ( (outputFile == null && output == Target.NONE) || type == SchemaExport.Type.NONE ) {
 			return;
 		}
 		exceptions.clear();