diff -uprN e2fsprogs-1.44.4.orig/e2fsck/unix.c e2fsprogs-1.44.4/e2fsck/unix.c
--- e2fsprogs-1.44.4.orig/e2fsck/unix.c	2018-08-19 04:26:58.000000000 +0200
+++ e2fsprogs-1.44.4/e2fsck/unix.c	2019-04-23 15:38:55.890507270 +0200
@@ -1439,13 +1439,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	check_mount(ctx);
 
-	if (!(ctx->options & E2F_OPT_PREEN) &&
-	    !(ctx->options & E2F_OPT_NO) &&
-	    !(ctx->options & E2F_OPT_YES)) {
-		if (!ctx->interactive)
-			fatal_error(ctx,
-				    _("need terminal for interactive repairs"));
-	}
 	ctx->superblock = ctx->use_superblock;
 
 	flags = EXT2_FLAG_SKIP_MMP;
diff -uprN e2fsprogs-1.44.4.orig/e2fsck/util.c e2fsprogs-1.44.4/e2fsck/util.c
--- e2fsprogs-1.44.4.orig/e2fsck/util.c	2018-08-19 04:26:58.000000000 +0200
+++ e2fsprogs-1.44.4/e2fsck/util.c	2019-04-23 15:39:27.571448855 +0200
@@ -203,6 +203,14 @@ int ask_yn(e2fsck_t ctx, const char * st
 	const char	*extra_prompt = "";
 	static int	yes_answers;
 
+	if (!(ctx->options & E2F_OPT_PREEN) &&
+	    !(ctx->options & E2F_OPT_NO) &&
+	    !(ctx->options & E2F_OPT_YES)) {
+		if (!ctx->interactive)
+			fatal_error(ctx,
+				    _("need terminal for interactive repairs"));
+	}
+
 #ifdef HAVE_TERMIOS_H
 	struct termios	termios, tmp;