diff --git a/src/basic/format-table.c b/src/basic/format-table.c
index ac5d66e..17be728 100644
--- a/src/basic/format-table.c
+++ b/src/basic/format-table.c
@@ -1255,13 +1255,13 @@ int table_print(Table *t, FILE *f) {
                         if (j > 0)
                                 fputc(' ', f); /* column separator */
 
-                        if (d->color)
+                        if (d->color && colors_enabled())
                                 fputs(d->color, f);
 
                         fputs(field, f);
 
-                        if (d->color)
-                                fputs(ansi_normal(), f);
+                        if (d->color && colors_enabled())
+                                fputs(ANSI_NORMAL, f);
                 }
 
                 fputc('\n', f);