diff --git a/nmrp.c b/nmrp.c
index 4c849f8..1359e26 100644
--- a/nmrp.c
+++ b/nmrp.c
@@ -558,12 +558,15 @@ int nmrp_do(struct nmrpd_args *args)
 	timeout = args->blind ? 10 : NMRP_ADVERTISE_TIMEOUT;
 	beg = time_monotonic();
 
+	printf("Advertising NMRP server on %s ... ", args->intf);
+
 	while (!g_interrupted) {
-		printf("\rAdvertising NMRP server on %s ... %c",
-				args->intf, spinner[i]);
-		fflush(stdout);
 		i = (i + 1) & 3;
 
+		printf("%c ", spinner[i]);
+		fflush(stdout);
+		printf("\b\b");
+
 		was_plugged_in |= !ethsock_is_unplugged(sock);
 
 		if (pkt_send(sock, &tx) < 0) {