1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib-src/emacsclient.c b/lib-src/emacsclient.c
index cfa5fa00370..a39376be3fb 100644
--- a/lib-src/emacsclient.c
+++ b/lib-src/emacsclient.c
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ decode_options (argc, argv)
      -c still implicitly passes --display $DISPLAY unless -t was specified
      so as to try and mimick the behavior of `emacs' which either uses
      the current tty or the current $DISPLAY.  */
-  if (!current_frame && !tty)
+  if (!current_frame && !tty && !display)
     display = egetenv ("DISPLAY");
 
   if (display && strlen (display) == 0)