diff --git a/cbuild.sh b/cbuild.sh
index 3e229bc..ffcdd28 100755
--- a/cbuild.sh
+++ b/cbuild.sh
@@ -33,13 +33,15 @@ if [ -n "${PKG_CONFIG_LIBS}" ]; then
     LDLIBS="${CFLAGS} $(pkg-config --libs "${PKG_CONFIG_LIBS}")"
 fi
 
-clear_formatting="\033[0m"
-bold="\033[1m"
-info_color="\033[34m"            # default: "\033[34m" - blue
-err_color="\033[31m"             # default: "\033[31m" - red
-build_progress_color="\033[35m"  # default: "\033[35m" - magenta
-build_info_color="\033[32m"      # default: "\033[32m" - green
-link_info_color="\033[36m"       # default: "\033[36m" - cyan
+if [ "$(tput colors)" != "-1" ]; then
+    clear_formatting="\033[0m"
+    bold="\033[1m"
+    info_color="\033[34m"            # default: "\033[34m" - blue
+    err_color="\033[31m"             # default: "\033[31m" - red
+    build_progress_color="\033[35m"  # default: "\033[35m" - magenta
+    build_info_color="\033[32m"      # default: "\033[32m" - green
+    link_info_color="\033[36m"       # default: "\033[36m" - cyan
+fi
 
 usage() {
     less <<EOF