diff --git a/em b/em
index 892866a..f1e40e4 100755
--- a/em
+++ b/em
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if [ -x "$emacs" ]; then
         exec "$emacs" -g "$EMACS_GEOMETRY" "$@" &
         exit 0
     else
-        exec "$emacs" "$@"
+        exec "$emacs" -nw "$@"
     fi
 fi