diff --git a/util-linux/fdisk.c b/util-linux/fdisk.c
index e00f858..4828c0a 100644
--- a/util-linux/fdisk.c
+++ b/util-linux/fdisk.c
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
 {
 	int sz;
 
-	sz = read_line_input(NULL, prompt, line_buffer, sizeof(line_buffer), /*timeout*/ -1);
+	sz = read_line_input(NULL, prompt, line_buffer, sizeof(line_buffer));
 	if (sz <= 0)
 		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS); /* Ctrl-D or Ctrl-C */