diff --git a/games/larn/io.c b/games/larn/io.c
index 8fda49db3863..27ec9b477017 100644
--- a/games/larn/io.c
+++ b/games/larn/io.c
@@ -608,6 +608,8 @@ init_term()
 	char termbuf[1024];
 	char *capptr = cap+10;
 	char *term;
+	struct sgttyb tt;
+	extern short ospeed;
 
 	switch (tgetent(termbuf, term = getenv("TERM")))
 		{
@@ -620,6 +622,9 @@ init_term()
 			exit();
 		};
 
+	if (gtty(0, &tt) == 0)
+		ospeed = tt.sg_ospeed;
+
 	CM = tgetstr("cm", &capptr);  /* Cursor motion */
 	CE = tgetstr("ce", &capptr);  /* Clear to eoln */
 	CL = tgetstr("cl", &capptr);  /* Clear screen */