diff --git a/pkg/compose/exec.go b/pkg/compose/exec.go
index 961589b01..b0f06004c 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/exec.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (s *composeService) interactiveExec(ctx context.Context, opts api.RunOption
 	}
 
 	in := streams.NewIn(opts.Stdin)
-	if in.IsTerminal() {
+	if in.IsTerminal() && opts.Tty {
 		state, err := term.SetRawTerminal(in.FD())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err