diff --git a/ffmpeg.c b/ffmpeg.c
index ee5a768c7c..44371f0bc2 100644
--- a/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/ffmpeg.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static BOOL WINAPI CtrlHandler(DWORD fdwCtrlType)
 void term_init(void)
 {
 #if HAVE_TERMIOS_H
-    if(!run_as_daemon){
+    if (!run_as_daemon && stdin_interaction) {
         struct termios tty;
         if (tcgetattr (0, &tty) == 0) {
             oldtty = tty;
@@ -4493,8 +4493,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     show_banner(argc, argv, options);
 
-    term_init();
-
     /* parse options and open all input/output files */
     ret = ffmpeg_parse_options(argc, argv);
     if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/ffmpeg_opt.c b/ffmpeg_opt.c
index d202f4396c..bea2829e4a 100644
--- a/ffmpeg_opt.c
+++ b/ffmpeg_opt.c
@@ -3160,6 +3160,9 @@ int ffmpeg_parse_options(int argc, char **argv)
         goto fail;
     }
 
+    /* configure terminal and setup signal handlers */
+    term_init();
+
     /* open input files */
     ret = open_files(&octx.groups[GROUP_INFILE], "input", open_input_file);
     if (ret < 0) {