diff --git a/usr.sbin/daemon/daemon.c b/usr.sbin/daemon/daemon.c
--- a/usr.sbin/daemon/daemon.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/daemon/daemon.c
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@
 	close(state->pipe_fd[1]);
 	state->pipe_fd[1] = -1;
 	setproctitle("%s[%d]", state->title, (int)state->pid);
+	setbuf(stdout, NULL);
 
 	while (state->mode != MODE_NOCHILD) {
 		ret = kevent(kq, NULL, 0, &event, 1, NULL);