main.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 179bd78..961a9db 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ extern int	missing_cap;
 extern int	know_dumb;
 extern int	pr_type;
 extern int	quit_if_one_screen;
+extern int	no_init;
 
 
 /*
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	{
 		if (edit_stdin())  /* Edit standard input */
 			quit(QUIT_ERROR);
-		if (quit_if_one_screen)
+		if (quit_if_one_screen && !no_init)
 			line_count = get_line_count();
 	} else 
 	{