diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl.c b/src/journal/journalctl.c
index 931cf0c751..95b6bfee17 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl.c
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl.c
@@ -2668,7 +2668,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         }
 
 finish:
-        fflush(stdout);
         pager_close();
 
         strv_free(arg_file);