diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index de92e933..ac97c5b9 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -2718,7 +2718,7 @@ while true; do
 		-i|--install)     INSTALL=1 ;;
 		--key)            shift; GPGKEY=$1 ;;
 		-L|--log)         LOGGING=1 ;;
-		-m|--nocolor)     USE_COLOR='n' ;;
+		-m|--nocolor)     USE_COLOR='n'; PACMAN_OPTS+=" --color never" ;;
 		--noarchive)      NOARCHIVE=1 ;;
 		--nocheck)        RUN_CHECK='n' ;;
 		--noprepare)      RUN_PREPARE='n' ;;