diff --git a/src/sulogin.c b/src/sulogin.c
index d5629505..f7bc98c6 100644
--- a/src/sulogin.c
+++ b/src/sulogin.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ int main(void)
 		char *passwd;
 
 		printf("Give %s password for maintenance (Ctrl-D to continue): ", pw.pw_name);
+		fflush(stdout);
 		do {
 			int ch;