diff --git a/tools/gst-inspect.c b/tools/gst-inspect.c
index 154d0a0552..e3e3c38f91 100644
--- a/tools/gst-inspect.c
+++ b/tools/gst-inspect.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * with newer GLib versions (>= 2.31.0) */
 #define GLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
 
-#define DEFAULT_PAGER "less"
+#define DEFAULT_PAGER "less -F"
 
 #include "tools.h"
 #include <gst/gst_private.h>    /* for internal Factories */