diff --git a/src/term.c b/src/term.c
index 3919f7e59e1..185b706a17b 100644
--- a/src/term.c
+++ b/src/term.c
@@ -423,6 +423,17 @@ char *tparam ();
 extern char *tgetstr ();
 
 
+#ifdef WINDOWSNT
+/* We aren't X windows, but we aren't termcap either.  This makes me
+   uncertain as to what value to use for frame.output_method.  For
+   this file, we'll define FRAME_TERMCAP_P to be zero so that our
+   output hooks get called instead of the termcap functions.  Probably
+   the best long-term solution is to define an output_windows_nt...  */
+
+#undef FRAME_TERMCAP_P
+#define FRAME_TERMCAP_P(_f_) 0
+#endif /* WINDOWSNT */
+
 void
 ring_bell ()
 {