2 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/international/mule-cmds.el b/lisp/international/mule-cmds.el
index 248c89c40fc..59fc37de43c 100644
--- a/lisp/international/mule-cmds.el
+++ b/lisp/international/mule-cmds.el
@@ -2731,14 +2731,6 @@ See also `locale-charset-language-names', `locale-language-names',
         (set-terminal-coding-system 'utf-8)
         (set-keyboard-coding-system 'utf-8)))
 
-    ;; If curved quotes don't work, display ASCII approximations.
-    (unless frame
-      (dolist (char-repl '((?‘ . [?\`]) (?’ . [?\']) (?“ . [?\"]) (?” . [?\"])))
-        (when (not (char-displayable-p (car char-repl)))
-          (or standard-display-table
-              (setq standard-display-table (make-display-table)))
-          (aset standard-display-table (car char-repl) (cdr char-repl)))))
-
     ;; Default to A4 paper if we're not in a C, POSIX or US locale.
     ;; (See comments in Flocale_info.)
     (unless frame
diff --git a/lisp/startup.el b/lisp/startup.el
index ab5a3a4bfa5..4f1e3150abc 100644
--- a/lisp/startup.el
+++ b/lisp/startup.el
@@ -1017,6 +1017,14 @@ please check its value")
                                 '("no" "off" "false" "0")))))
     (setq no-blinking-cursor t))
 
+  ;; If curved quotes don't work, display ASCII approximations.
+  (unless noninteractive
+    (dolist (char-repl '((?‘ . [?\`]) (?’ . [?\']) (?“ . [?\"]) (?” . [?\"])))
+      (when (not (char-displayable-p (car char-repl)))
+        (or standard-display-table
+            (setq standard-display-table (make-display-table)))
+        (aset standard-display-table (car char-repl) (cdr char-repl)))))
+
   ;; Re-evaluate predefined variables whose initial value depends on
   ;; the runtime context.
   (mapc 'custom-reevaluate-setting