diff --git a/Modules/main.c b/Modules/main.c
index b882ff9..ef18fe6 100644
--- a/Modules/main.c
+++ b/Modules/main.c
@@ -228,6 +228,16 @@
 
 	PySys_SetArgv(argc-optind, argv+optind);
 
+	if ((inspect || (command == NULL && filename == NULL)) &&
+	    isatty(fileno(stdin))) {
+		PyObject *v;
+		v = PyImport_ImportModule("readline");
+		if (v == NULL)
+			PyErr_Clear();
+		else
+			Py_DECREF(v);
+	}
+
 	if (command) {
 		sts = PyRun_SimpleString(command) != 0;
 		free(command);
@@ -243,14 +253,6 @@
 					fclose(fp);
 				}
 			}
-			if (isatty(fileno(stdin))) {
-				PyObject *v;
-				v = PyImport_ImportModule("readline");
-				if (v == NULL)
-					PyErr_Clear();
-				else
-					Py_DECREF(v);
-			}
 		}
 		sts = PyRun_AnyFile(
 			fp,