diff --git a/pdf-optimize b/pdf-optimize
index d2bd9b5..ad9df3b 100755
--- a/pdf-optimize
+++ b/pdf-optimize
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function arg_parse
 
 function yes_or_no
 {
-	read -p "$* [y/N]: " ans
+	read -pr "$* [y/N]: " ans
 	case "$ans" in
 		[yY] | [yY]es )     return 0;;
 		* )                 echo "Aborting"; return 1;;