1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/sh/shrc b/sh/shrc
index 8dab79c6..3e03313c 100644
--- a/sh/shrc
+++ b/sh/shrc
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ esac
 # Don't let anyone write(1) to my terminal
 command -p mesg n
 
-# Never beep at me
-command -p setterm -bfreq -blength 2>/dev/null
-
 # Turn off flow control and control character echo
 command -p stty -ixon -ctlecho 2>/dev/null
 
+# If setterm(1) is available, tell it never to beep at me
+if command -v setterm >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+    setterm -bfreq -blength 2>/dev/null
+fi
+
 # Keep around 4K lines of history in memory
 HISTSIZE=$((1 << 12))