diff --git a/src/globals.h b/src/globals.h
index 7dd0bc25..a21a5c4e 100644
--- a/src/globals.h
+++ b/src/globals.h
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ EXTERN  INIT(   char      *Location, LOCATION);
 /* Support hyperlinks in terminal emulators?
    https://gist.github.com/egmontkob/eb114294efbcd5adb1944c9f3cb5feda
 */
-EXTERN  INIT(   int       TerminalHyperlinks, 0);
+EXTERN  INIT(   int       TerminalHyperlinks, -1);
 /* UTC calculation stuff */
 EXTERN  INIT(   int       MinsFromUTC, 0);
 EXTERN  INIT(   int       CalculateUTC, 1);
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index 9353757b..4fe78b39 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -851,8 +851,12 @@ void InitRemind(int argc, char const *argv[])
     }
 
     /* If stdout is a tty, enable terminal hyperlinks by default */
-    if (isatty(STDOUT_FILENO)) {
-        TerminalHyperlinks = 1;
+    if (TerminalHyperlinks == -1) {
+        if (isatty(STDOUT_FILENO)) {
+            TerminalHyperlinks = 1;
+        } else {
+            TerminalHyperlinks = 0;
+        }
     }
 }