diff --git a/source/MCLogger.cpp b/source/MCLogger.cpp
index 4442fc5b0..de0fcae2e 100644
--- a/source/MCLogger.cpp
+++ b/source/MCLogger.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ cMCLogger::cMCLogger(void)
 			g_DefaultConsoleAttrib = sbi.wAttributes;
 		}
 	#elif defined (__linux) && !defined(ANDROID_NDK)
-		g_ShouldColorOutput = isatty(fileno(stdin));
+		g_ShouldColorOutput = isatty(fileno(stdout));
 		// TODO: Check if the terminal supports colors, somehow?
 	#endif
 }