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diff --git a/src/split.c b/src/split.c
index d872ec56a..09209cc5a 100644
--- a/src/split.c
+++ b/src/split.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
#include "alignalloc.h"
#include "die.h"
#include "error.h"
+#include "fadvise.h"
#include "fd-reopen.h"
#include "fcntl--.h"
#include "full-write.h"
@@ -1621,6 +1622,9 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
/* Binary I/O is safer when byte counts are used. */
xset_binary_mode (STDIN_FILENO, O_BINARY);
+ /* Advise the kernel of our access pattern. */
+ fdadvise (STDIN_FILENO, 0, 0, FADVISE_SEQUENTIAL);
+
/* Get the optimal block size of input device and make a buffer. */
if (fstat (STDIN_FILENO, &in_stat_buf) != 0)