diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/unix/env.c b/dlls/ntdll/unix/env.c
index 2302ee46e86..1ccb4b08a64 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/unix/env.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/unix/env.c
@@ -1668,6 +1668,8 @@ static void get_initial_console( RTL_USER_PROCESS_PARAMETERS *params )
         params->hStdOutput = (HANDLE)((UINT_PTR)params->hStdOutput | 1);
         output_fd = 1;
     }
+    if (!params->ConsoleHandle && main_image_info.SubSystemType == IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_CUI)
+        params->ConsoleHandle = CONSOLE_HANDLE_ALLOC_NO_WINDOW;
 
     if (output_fd != -1)
     {