diff --git a/src/seed.c b/src/seed.c
index 11a2e3e..dde877a 100644
--- a/src/seed.c
+++ b/src/seed.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ int ed25519_create_seed(unsigned char *seed) {
         return 1;
     }
 
+    setbuf(f, NULL);
     fread(seed, 1, 32, f);
     fclose(f);
 #endif