diff --git a/contrib/elftoolchain/cxxfilt/cxxfilt.c b/contrib/elftoolchain/cxxfilt/cxxfilt.c
index aef9023ffbb..9a051fb4151 100644
--- a/contrib/elftoolchain/cxxfilt/cxxfilt.c
+++ b/contrib/elftoolchain/cxxfilt/cxxfilt.c
@@ -189,8 +189,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 				if (c == EOF)
 					break;
 				putchar(c);
-				if (c == '\n')
-					fflush(stdout);
 			} else {
 				if ((size_t) p >= sizeof(buf) - 1)
 					warnx("buffer overflowed");