diff --git a/utils/xtgettcap.c b/utils/xtgettcap.c
index e21de7c0..b3ab712a 100644
--- a/utils/xtgettcap.c
+++ b/utils/xtgettcap.c
@@ -67,10 +67,13 @@ unhexlify(char *dst, const char *src)
 int
 main(int argc, const char *const *argv)
 {
-    enable_raw_mode();
-
     const size_t query_count = argc - 1;
 
+    if (query_count == 0)
+        return 0;
+
+    enable_raw_mode();
+
     printf("\x1bP+q");
     for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++)
         printf("%s%s", i > 1 ? ";" : "", hexlify(argv[i]));