diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl.c b/src/journal/journalctl.c
index 698a5a9dc8..2313c8c678 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl.c
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl.c
@@ -2483,6 +2483,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         break;
                 }
 
+                fflush(stdout);
                 r = sd_journal_wait(j, (uint64_t) -1);
                 if (r < 0) {
                         log_error_errno(r, "Couldn't wait for journal event: %m");
@@ -2493,6 +2494,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         }
 
 finish:
+        fflush(stdout);
         pager_close();
 
         strv_free(arg_file);
diff --git a/src/shared/logs-show.c b/src/shared/logs-show.c
index c735fa159d..02ae4265c6 100644
--- a/src/shared/logs-show.c
+++ b/src/shared/logs-show.c
@@ -991,7 +991,6 @@ int output_journal(
                 n_columns = columns();
 
         ret = output_funcs[mode](f, j, mode, n_columns, flags);
-        fflush(stdout);
 
         if (ellipsized && ret > 0)
                 *ellipsized = true;