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-rw-r--r--gnu/build/file-systems.scm9
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/build/file-systems.scm b/gnu/build/file-systems.scm
index 3f97afeedd..efd744acc1 100644
--- a/gnu/build/file-systems.scm
+++ b/gnu/build/file-systems.scm
@@ -535,10 +535,13 @@ were found."
          (sleep 3)
          (reboot))
         ('fatal-error
-         (format (current-error-port)
-                 "File system check on ~a failed; spawning Bourne-like REPL~%"
+         (format (current-error-port) "File system check on ~a failed~%"
                  device)
-         (start-repl %bournish-language)))
+
+         ;; Spawn a REPL only if someone would be able to interact with it.
+         (when (isatty? (current-input-port))
+           (format (current-error-port) "Spawning Bourne-like REPL.~%")
+           (start-repl %bournish-language))))
       (format (current-error-port)
               "No file system check procedure for ~a; skipping~%"
               device)))