diff --git a/rc/profile b/rc/profile
index 5231533c..619e1b50 100644
--- a/rc/profile
+++ b/rc/profile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-if [ -f ~/.$(echo $SHELL|cut -d/ -f3)rc ]; then
+if [ -f ~/.$(echo $SHELL|cut -d/ -f3)rc ] && [ x$DISPLAY != x ]; then
     source ~/.$(echo $SHELL|cut -d/ -f3)rc
 fi
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