diff --git a/src/hashcat.c b/src/hashcat.c
index 6b2900e49..b147aee33 100644
--- a/src/hashcat.c
+++ b/src/hashcat.c
@@ -18084,6 +18084,8 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
           {
             if (quiet == 0)
             {
+              clear_prompt ();
+
               log_info ("ATTENTION!");
               log_info ("  The wordlist or mask you are using is too small.");
               log_info ("  Therefore, hashcat is unable to utilize the full parallelization power of your device(s).");