diff --git a/main/asterisk.c b/main/asterisk.c
index 6e69aacc5f..58bccfcbbc 100644
--- a/main/asterisk.c
+++ b/main/asterisk.c
@@ -2836,7 +2836,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			ast_set_flag(&ast_options, AST_OPT_FLAG_TIMESTAMP);
 			break;
 		case 'x':
-			ast_set_flag(&ast_options, AST_OPT_FLAG_EXEC);
+			ast_set_flag(&ast_options, AST_OPT_FLAG_EXEC | AST_OPT_FLAG_NO_COLOR);
 			xarg = ast_strdupa(optarg);
 			break;
 		case 'C':