diff --git a/src/prtget.cpp b/src/prtget.cpp
index 4401daf..89cea8d 100644
--- a/src/prtget.cpp
+++ b/src/prtget.cpp
@@ -755,15 +755,12 @@ void PrtGet::printDepends( bool simpleListing )
 
     const list<string>& deps = transaction.dependencies();
     if ( simpleListing ) {
-        /* check if stdout is a tty, for package exclusion via: prt-get install `prt-get quickdep foobar | grep -v ^gnome-` */
-        bool const tty = isatty(1);
         if ( deps.size() > 0 ) {
             list<string>::const_iterator it = deps.begin();
-
-            for ( ; it != deps.end(); ++it )
-                cout << *it << (tty ? " " : "\n"); 
-            if (tty)
-                cout << endl;
+            for ( ; it != deps.end(); ++it ) {
+                cout << *it << " ";
+            }
+            cout << endl;
         }
     } else {
         if ( deps.size() > 0 ) {