diff --git a/inotify-info.cpp b/inotify-info.cpp
index 7706e84..e62f8ee 100644
--- a/inotify-info.cpp
+++ b/inotify-info.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,24 @@ static char thousands_sep = ',';
 
 static std::vector<std::string> ignore_dirs;
 
+const char *RESET   = "\x1b[0m";
+const char *YELLOW  = "\x1b[0;33m";
+const char *CYAN    = "\x1b[0;36m";
+const char *BGRAY   = "\x1b[1;30m";
+const char *BGREEN  = "\x1b[1;32m";
+const char *BYELLOW = "\x1b[1;33m";
+const char *BCYAN   = "\x1b[1;36m";
+
+void set_no_color() {
+    RESET   = "";
+    YELLOW  = "";
+    CYAN    = "";
+    BGRAY   = "";
+    BGREEN  = "";
+    BYELLOW = "";
+    BCYAN   = "";
+}
+
 /*
  * filename info
  */
@@ -1007,6 +1025,7 @@ static void parse_cmdline(int argc, char** argv, std::vector<std::string>& cmdli
 {
     static struct option long_opts[] = {
         { "verbose", no_argument, 0, 0 },
+        { "no-color", no_argument, 0, 0 },
         { "threads", required_argument, 0, 0 },
         { "ignoredir", required_argument, 0, 0 },
         { "version", no_argument, 0, 0 },
@@ -1032,6 +1051,8 @@ static void parse_cmdline(int argc, char** argv, std::vector<std::string>& cmdli
             }
             if (!strcasecmp("verbose", long_opts[opt_ind].name))
                 g_verbose++;
+            else if (!strcasecmp("no-color", long_opts[opt_ind].name))
+                set_no_color();
             else if (!strcasecmp("threads", long_opts[opt_ind].name))
                 g_numthreads = atoi(optarg);
             else if (!strcasecmp("ignoredir", long_opts[opt_ind].name)) {
diff --git a/inotify-info.h b/inotify-info.h
index 095da7a..5e271b8 100644
--- a/inotify-info.h
+++ b/inotify-info.h
@@ -22,24 +22,6 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-#define RESET "\x1b[0m"
-#define GRAY "\x1b[0;30m"
-#define RED "\x1b[0;31m"
-#define GREEN "\x1b[0;32m"
-#define YELLOW "\x1b[0;33m"
-#define BLUE "\x1b[0;34m"
-#define MAGENTA "\x1b[0;35m"
-#define CYAN "\x1b[0;36m"
-#define WHITE "\x1b[0;37m"
-#define BGRAY "\x1b[1;30m"
-#define BRED "\x1b[1;31m"
-#define BGREEN "\x1b[1;32m"
-#define BYELLOW "\x1b[1;33m"
-#define BBLUE "\x1b[1;34m"
-#define BMAGENTA "\x1b[1;35m"
-#define BCYAN "\x1b[1;36m"
-#define BWHITE "\x1b[1;37m"
-
 #define TO_STR(x) #x
 #define TO_STR_VALUE(x) TO_STR(x)