diff --git a/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c b/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
index 37aa2894da..19f1f28a9e 100644
--- a/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
+++ b/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
@@ -5243,6 +5243,7 @@ zpool_do_events_next(ev_opts_t *opts)
 			zpool_do_events_nvprint(nvl, 8);
 			printf(gettext("\n"));
 		}
+		(void) fflush(stdout);
 
 		nvlist_free(nvl);
 	}