diff --git a/dlls/kernel/file.c b/dlls/kernel/file.c
index 7956daa..e199096 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel/file.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel/file.c
@@ -681,9 +681,7 @@
     if (is_console_handle( hFile ))
     {
         /* this will fail (as expected) for an output handle */
-        /* FIXME: wait until FlushFileBuffers is moved to dll/kernel */
-        /* return FlushConsoleInputBuffer( hFile ); */
-        return TRUE;
+        return FlushConsoleInputBuffer( hFile );
     }
     nts = NtFlushBuffersFile( hFile, &ioblk );
     if (nts != STATUS_SUCCESS)