diff --git a/tools/release-stats.sh b/tools/release-stats.sh
index bde021b2ad..c06aadba8d 100755
--- a/tools/release-stats.sh
+++ b/tools/release-stats.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 ############################################
 
 #### Usage ####
-read -p "GIMP version to release: " ver
+printf "GIMP version to release: "; read ver
 
 if [ -z "$ver" ]; then
   TAG="HEAD"