diff --git a/usr.sbin/lpr/lpr/lpr.c b/usr.sbin/lpr/lpr/lpr.c
index 6a1a099603bc..1cdb374ed02b 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/lpr/lpr/lpr.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/lpr/lpr/lpr.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	seteuid(uid);
 	card('H', host);
 	card('P', person);
-	if (hdr) {
+	if (hdr && !pp->no_header) {
 		if (jobname == NULL) {
 			if (argc == 0)
 				jobname = "stdin";