diff --git a/src/butc/lwps.c b/src/butc/lwps.c
index 441e8f07ba..41ec5d5956 100644
--- a/src/butc/lwps.c
+++ b/src/butc/lwps.c
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ PromptForTape(flag, name, dbDumpId, taskId, tapecount)
 	while (1) {
 	    if (time(0) > start + BELLTIME) {
 		start = time(0);
-		FFlushInput(stdin);
+		FFlushInput();
 		putchar(BELLCHAR);
 		fflush(stdout);
 	    }