1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/cksum.c b/src/cksum.c
index d240eb386..282c777aa 100644
--- a/src/cksum.c
+++ b/src/cksum.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "system.h"
+#include "fadvise.h"
 #include "xfreopen.h"
 
 #ifdef CRCTAB
@@ -205,6 +206,8 @@ cksum (const char *file, bool print_name)
         }
     }
 
+  fadvise (fp, FADVISE_SEQUENTIAL);
+
   while ((bytes_read = fread (buf, 1, BUFLEN, fp)) > 0)
     {
       unsigned char *cp = buf;