diff --git a/dim b/dim
index 05c88f5169a3391daa49785ffbb532496ab9d6da..0d41f73ac10289bfc5206d6d3d3b97b67741d816 100755
--- a/dim
+++ b/dim
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ function ask_user
 		return 0
 	fi
 
-	read -n 1 -rsp "$prompt"
+	read -n 1 -rp "$prompt"
 	echo
 	if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
 		return 0