1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/cut.c b/src/cut.c
index 5fcf0743a..58776d991 100644
--- a/src/cut.c
+++ b/src/cut.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "system.h"
 
 #include "error.h"
+#include "fadvise.h"
 #include "getndelim2.h"
 #include "hash.h"
 #include "quote.h"
@@ -733,6 +734,8 @@ cut_file (char const *file)
         }
     }
 
+  fadvise (stream, FADVISE_SEQUENTIAL);
+
   cut_stream (stream);
 
   if (ferror (stream))