diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 0b0bd4f8..fc4425b0 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -353,6 +353,10 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv [])
   char  * homedir;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+  _set_printf_count_output(1);
+#endif
+
   /*
    * Set line buffering for file descriptors so we see stdout and stderr
    * properly interleaved.