diff --git a/terminal/TerminalWidget.cpp b/terminal/TerminalWidget.cpp
index f495fd40..d26d9b7a 100644
--- a/terminal/TerminalWidget.cpp
+++ b/terminal/TerminalWidget.cpp
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ Result<void> TerminalWidget::init(char* const* args)
 
     m_pty = master;
 
-    fcntl(m_pty, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
-
     os::EventLoop::the().register_fd_listener(m_pty, [this](int, int) { this->process(); });
 
     m_child_pid = child;