1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/misc1.c b/src/nvim/misc1.c
index 3ed6b416d6..c9f3fbd511 100644
--- a/src/nvim/misc1.c
+++ b/src/nvim/misc1.c
@@ -2364,9 +2364,8 @@ int get_keystroke(void)
 
   mapped_ctrl_c = FALSE;        /* mappings are not used here */
   for (;; ) {
-    ui_cursor_on();
+    // flush output before waiting
     ui_flush();
-
     /* Leave some room for check_termcode() to insert a key code into (max
      * 5 chars plus NUL).  And fix_input_buffer() can triple the number of
      * bytes. */