diff --git a/bin/date/date.c b/bin/date/date.c
index 725a435836f3..c71f9d3c3668 100644
--- a/bin/date/date.c
+++ b/bin/date/date.c
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	vary_destroy(v);
 	(void)strftime(buf, sizeof(buf), format, &lt);
 	(void)printf("%s\n", buf);
+	if (fflush(stdout))
+		err(1, "stdout");
 	exit(retval);
 }