diff --git a/prompt.c b/prompt.c
index 098dcfb7cf9..5ded21a017f 100644
--- a/prompt.c
+++ b/prompt.c
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ char *git_prompt(const char *prompt, int flags)
 
 int git_read_line_interactively(struct strbuf *line)
 {
-	int ret = strbuf_getline_lf(line, stdin);
+	int ret;
 
+	fflush(stdout);
+	ret = strbuf_getline_lf(line, stdin);
 	if (ret != EOF)
 		strbuf_trim_trailing_newline(line);