diff --git a/contrib/ackbtn-gnu-linux.c b/contrib/ackbtn-gnu-linux.c
index 0785cf3..6cf48a2 100644
--- a/contrib/ackbtn-gnu-linux.c
+++ b/contrib/ackbtn-gnu-linux.c
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ user_interaction (void *arg)
   pollfds[1].fd = event_fd;
   pollfds[1].events = POLLIN;
 
-  fputs ("User interaction for AckBtn started.\n", stdout);
-
   while (1)
     {
       unsigned int acked_or_timeout = 0;
@@ -91,6 +89,8 @@ user_interaction (void *arg)
 	pthread_cond_wait (&cond, &mutex);
       pthread_mutex_unlock (&mutex);
 
+      fputs ("User interaction for AckBtn started.\n", stdout);
+
       /* Consume all input if any.  */
       while (1)
 	{