diff --git a/src/dispnew.c b/src/dispnew.c
index ad7ed32c40a9c85132bcd2f6593a7cae742b6474..239db35e7377299806ecfd03b3a2a1899911f743 100644
--- a/src/dispnew.c
+++ b/src/dispnew.c
@@ -2498,7 +2498,11 @@ init_display ()
       display_arg = (display != 0 && *display != 0);
     }
 
-  if (!inhibit_window_system && display_arg && initialized)
+  if (!inhibit_window_system && display_arg 
+#ifndef CANNOT_DUMP
+     && initialized
+#endif
+     )
     {
       Vwindow_system = intern ("x");
 #ifdef HAVE_X11