diff --git a/run-command.c b/run-command.c
index 2a1041ef6..f91e446c8 100644
--- a/run-command.c
+++ b/run-command.c
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ int start_command(struct child_process *cmd)
 	}
 
 	trace_argv_printf(cmd->argv, "trace: run_command:");
+	fflush(NULL);
 
 #ifndef WIN32
 {
@@ -201,7 +202,6 @@ int start_command(struct child_process *cmd)
 	if (pipe(notify_pipe))
 		notify_pipe[0] = notify_pipe[1] = -1;
 
-	fflush(NULL);
 	cmd->pid = fork();
 	if (!cmd->pid) {
 		/*