diff --git a/nmap_tty.cc b/nmap_tty.cc
index 8ce557e9f..08dc1e043 100644
--- a/nmap_tty.cc
+++ b/nmap_tty.cc
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ void tty_init()
 {
 	struct termios ti;
 
+	if(o.noninteractive)
+		return;
+
 	if (tty_fd)
 		return;