diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 477f548..314b3a3 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ read_line(void)
     return( line );
 #else
     printf("%s", prompt);
+    fflush(stdout);
 #endif
   }
   if (fgets(line, sizeof(line), stdin)) {