diff --git a/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c b/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c
index 862c9dde88..0fe59edd36 100644
--- a/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c
+++ b/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c
@@ -1547,6 +1547,7 @@ static int dosearch(
 		}
 
 		ldap_msgfree( res );
+		fflush( stdout );
 	}
 
 done: