diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/pip/compile.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/pip/compile.rs
index 6dd99f7d4945..7f19144f5a16 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/pip/compile.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/pip/compile.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::env;
 use std::io::stdout;
 use std::path::Path;
 
-use anstream::{eprint, AutoStream, StripStream};
+use anstream::{eprint, AutoStream};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use owo_colors::OwoColorize;
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn pip_compile(
     };
 
     // Write the resolved dependencies to the output channel.
-    let mut writer = OutputWriter::new(!quiet || output_file.is_none(), output_file)?;
+    let mut writer = OutputWriter::new(!quiet || output_file.is_none(), output_file);
 
     if include_header {
         writeln!(
@@ -504,6 +504,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn pip_compile(
         }
     }
 
+    // Commit the output to disk.
+    writer.commit().await?;
+
     // Notify the user of any resolution diagnostics.
     operations::diagnose_resolution(resolution.diagnostics(), printer)?;
 
@@ -600,42 +603,49 @@ fn cmd(
     format!("uv {args}")
 }
 
-/// A multi-casting writer that writes to both the standard output and an output file, if present.
+/// A multicasting writer that writes to both the standard output and an output file, if present.
 #[allow(clippy::disallowed_types)]
-struct OutputWriter {
+struct OutputWriter<'a> {
     stdout: Option<AutoStream<std::io::Stdout>>,
-    output_file: Option<StripStream<std::fs::File>>,
+    output_file: Option<&'a Path>,
+    buffer: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::disallowed_types)]
-impl OutputWriter {
+impl<'a> OutputWriter<'a> {
     /// Create a new output writer.
-    fn new(include_stdout: bool, output_file: Option<&Path>) -> Result<Self> {
+    fn new(include_stdout: bool, output_file: Option<&'a Path>) -> Self {
         let stdout = include_stdout.then(|| AutoStream::<std::io::Stdout>::auto(stdout()));
-        let output_file = output_file
-            .map(|output_file| -> Result<_, std::io::Error> {
-                let output_file = fs_err::File::create(output_file)?;
-                Ok(StripStream::new(output_file.into()))
-            })
-            .transpose()?;
-        Ok(Self {
+        Self {
             stdout,
             output_file,
-        })
+            buffer: Vec::new(),
+        }
     }
 
-    /// Write the given arguments to both the standard output and the output file, if present.
+    /// Write the given arguments to both standard output and the output buffer, if present.
     fn write_fmt(&mut self, args: std::fmt::Arguments<'_>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
         use std::io::Write;
 
-        if let Some(output_file) = &mut self.output_file {
-            write!(output_file, "{args}")?;
+        // Write to the buffer.
+        if self.output_file.is_some() {
+            self.buffer.write_fmt(args)?;
         }
 
+        // Write to standard output.
         if let Some(stdout) = &mut self.stdout {
             write!(stdout, "{args}")?;
         }
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Commit the buffer to the output file.
+    async fn commit(self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        if let Some(output_file) = self.output_file {
+            let stream = anstream::adapter::strip_bytes(&self.buffer).into_vec();
+            uv_fs::write_atomic(output_file, &stream).await?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }