diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index ba33533e5d..ce4fc41908 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-09-15  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* bfd.c (_bfd_default_error_handler): fflush stdout.
+
 2007-09-14  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* opncls.c (find_separate_debug_file): Ensure bfd_set_error has
diff --git a/bfd/bfd.c b/bfd/bfd.c
index 48cd6b6078..a2302f8d0f 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd.c
+++ b/bfd/bfd.c
@@ -476,6 +476,9 @@ _bfd_default_error_handler (const char *fmt, ...)
   size_t avail = 1000;
   char buf[1000];
 
+  /* PR 4992: Don't interrupt output being sent to stdout.  */
+  fflush (stdout);
+
   if (_bfd_error_program_name != NULL)
     fprintf (stderr, "%s: ", _bfd_error_program_name);
   else