diff --git "a/src/common.c" "b/src/common.c"
index 89b6680..738c194 100644
--- "a/src/common.c"
+++ "b/src/common.c"
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ void print_header(mpg123_handle *mh)
 		default: fprintf(stderr, "???");
 	}
 	fprintf(stderr, " Extension value: %d\n",	i.flags & MPG123_PRIVATE ? 1 : 0);
+	fflush(stderr);
 	print_stat_disabled=FALSE;
 }
 
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ void print_header_compact(mpg123_handle *mh)
 		default: fprintf(stderr, "???");
 	}
 	fprintf(stderr," %ld %s\n", i.rate, smodes[i.mode]);
+	fflush(stderr);
 	print_stat_disabled=FALSE;
 }
 
@@ -161,8 +163,9 @@ void print_buf(const char* prefix, out123_handle *ao)
 		return;
 	tim = (double)(buffsize/framesize)/rate;
 	settle_time(tim, times, &timesep);
-	fprintf( stderr, "\r%s[%02lu:%02lu%c%02lu]"
-	,	prefix, times[0], times[1], timesep, times[2] );
+	fprintf( stderr, "\r%s[%02lu:%02lu%c%02lu]",
+		prefix, times[0], times[1], timesep, times[2] );
+	fflush(stderr);
 }
 
 // This is a massively complicated function just for telling where we are.
@@ -444,7 +447,8 @@ void print_stat(mpg123_handle *fr, long offset, out123_handle *ao, int draw_bar
 				fprintf(stderr, "%s", line+barlen);
 			}
 			else
-			fprintf(stderr, "\r%s", line);
+				fprintf(stderr, "\r%s", line);
+			fflush(stderr);
 		}
 	}
 	if(line && line != linebuf)
@@ -461,5 +465,6 @@ void clear_stat()
 		if( (flen=snprintf(fmt, sizeof(fmt), "\r%%%ds\r", len)) > 0
 		  && flen < sizeof(fmt) )
 			fprintf(stderr, fmt, " ");
+		fflush(stderr);
 	}
 }