diff --git a/env/env.go b/env/env.go
index 9b05ce8bbd6..fc618c41728 100644
--- a/env/env.go
+++ b/env/env.go
@@ -324,7 +324,8 @@ func Unquote(u *user.User, exec bool, v Vars) func(string, bool) (bool, string,
 	}
 }
 
-// TermGraphics returns the [rasterm.TermType] based on
+// TermGraphics returns the [rasterm.TermType] based on TERM_GRAPHICS
+// environment variable.
 func TermGraphics() rasterm.TermType {
 	var typ rasterm.TermType
 	_ = typ.UnmarshalText([]byte(Get("TERM_GRAPHICS")))
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9a4f53ccdf0..2489cd25263 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -86,18 +86,20 @@ func run(args *Args, u *user.User) error {
 	cygwin := isatty.IsCygwinTerminal(os.Stdout.Fd()) && isatty.IsCygwinTerminal(os.Stdin.Fd())
 	forceNonInteractive := len(args.CommandOrFiles) != 0
 	// enable term graphics
-	if !forceNonInteractive && interactive && !cygwin {
-		// NOTE: this is done here and not in the env.init() package, because
-		// NOTE: we need to determine if it is interactive first, otherwise it
-		// NOTE: could mess up the non-interactive output with control characters
-		var typ string
-		if s, _ := env.Getenv(text.CommandUpper()+"_TERM_GRAPHICS", "TERM_GRAPHICS"); s != "" {
-			typ = s
-		}
-		if err := env.Set("TERM_GRAPHICS", typ); err != nil {
-			return err
+	/*
+		if !forceNonInteractive && interactive && !cygwin {
+			// NOTE: this is done here and not in the env.init() package, because
+			// NOTE: we need to determine if it is interactive first, otherwise it
+			// NOTE: could mess up the non-interactive output with control characters
+			var typ string
+			if s, _ := env.Getenv(text.CommandUpper()+"_TERM_GRAPHICS", "TERM_GRAPHICS"); s != "" {
+				typ = s
+			}
+			if err := env.Set("TERM_GRAPHICS", typ); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
-	}
+	*/
 	// handle variables
 	for _, v := range args.Variables {
 		if i := strings.Index(v, "="); i != -1 {