1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fetchmail.c b/fetchmail.c
index 8954e45e..17d278f3 100644
--- a/fetchmail.c
+++ b/fetchmail.c
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
     if ((parsestatus = parsecmdline(argc,argv, &cmd_run, &cmd_opts)) < 0)
 	exit(PS_SYNTAX);
 
+    /* this hint to stdio should help messages come out in the right order */
+    setvbuf(stdout, NULL, _IOLBF, MSGBUFSIZE);
+
     if (versioninfo)
     {
 	printf(_("This is fetchmail release %s"), VERSION);