diff --git a/Modules/main.c b/Modules/main.c
index 80c50b00830..056a6b6fe3f 100644
--- a/Modules/main.c
+++ b/Modules/main.c
@@ -370,9 +370,12 @@ Py_Main(int argc, char **argv)
 	Py_Initialize();
 
 	if (Py_VerboseFlag ||
-	    (command == NULL && filename == NULL && stdin_is_interactive))
-		fprintf(stderr, "Python %s on %s\n%s\n",
-			Py_GetVersion(), Py_GetPlatform(), COPYRIGHT);
+	    (command == NULL && filename == NULL && stdin_is_interactive)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Python %s on %s\n",
+			Py_GetVersion(), Py_GetPlatform());
+ 		if (!Py_NoSiteFlag)
+ 			fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", COPYRIGHT);
+	}
 
 	if (command != NULL) {
 		/* Backup _PyOS_optind and force sys.argv[0] = '-c' */