diff --git a/mu/mu-options.cc b/mu/mu-options.cc
index e0dc5098..c02fc83a 100644
--- a/mu/mu-options.cc
+++ b/mu/mu-options.cc
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ add_global_options(CLI::App& cli, Options& opts)
 		!::isatty(::fileno(stdout)) ||
 		!::isatty(::fileno(stderr)) ||
 		::getenv("NO_COLOR") != NULL;
+	opts.nocolor = default_no_color;
 
 	errno = 0;