diff --git a/alsamixer/cli.c b/alsamixer/cli.c
index bb4f030..3f8f52f 100644
--- a/alsamixer/cli.c
+++ b/alsamixer/cli.c
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ fail:
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+	if (!isatty(fileno(stdin)))
+		return 0;
+
 	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS_IN_CURSES
 	textdomain(PACKAGE);