diff --git a/bin/process-options.js b/bin/process-options.js
index 0b938f1669e..4975899a055 100644
--- a/bin/process-options.js
+++ b/bin/process-options.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module.exports = function processOptions(yargs, argv) {
 	});
 
 	if (typeof outputOptions.colors === "undefined")
-		outputOptions.colors = require("supports-color");
+		outputOptions.colors = require("supports-color").stdout;
 
 	ifArg("sort-modules-by", function(value) {
 		outputOptions.modulesSort = value;
diff --git a/bin/webpack.js b/bin/webpack.js
index d6bce2dc530..26442739bea 100755
--- a/bin/webpack.js
+++ b/bin/webpack.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 			type: "boolean",
 			alias: "colors",
 			default: function supportsColor() {
-				return require("supports-color");
+				return require("supports-color").stdout;
 			},
 			group: DISPLAY_GROUP,
 			describe: "Enables/Disables colors on the console"
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
 			});
 
 			if (typeof outputOptions.colors === "undefined")
-				outputOptions.colors = require("supports-color");
+				outputOptions.colors = require("supports-color").stdout;
 
 			ifArg("sort-modules-by", function(value) {
 				outputOptions.modulesSort = value;