diff --git a/sh/input.c b/sh/input.c
index bfb80f46..056ee8b6 100644
--- a/sh/input.c
+++ b/sh/input.c
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ pgetc(void)
 	return pgetc_macro();
 }
 
+int in_interactive_mode() {
+    return parsefile != NULL && parsefile->fd == 0;
+}
 
 static int
 preadfd(void)
diff --git a/sh/input.h b/sh/input.h
index a9d3a12b..99c1b77b 100644
--- a/sh/input.h
+++ b/sh/input.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ extern int parsenleft;		/* number of characters left in input buffer */
 extern char *parsenextc;	/* next character in input buffer */
 extern int init_editline;	/* 0 == not setup, 1 == OK, -1 == failed */
 
+int in_interactive_mode();
 char *pfgets(char *, int);
 int pgetc(void);
 int preadbuffer(void);
diff --git a/sh/parser.c b/sh/parser.c
index d956375e..faf0268f 100644
--- a/sh/parser.c
+++ b/sh/parser.c
@@ -1629,9 +1629,9 @@ setprompt(int which)
 	if (!el)
 #endif
 #ifdef WITH_LINENOISE
-#else
-		out2str(getprompt(NULL));
+        if (! in_interactive_mode() )
 #endif
+		out2str(getprompt(NULL));
 }
 
 /*