diff --git a/builtin-commit.c b/builtin-commit.c
index 07cc76c04a..ded58984ac 100644
--- a/builtin-commit.c
+++ b/builtin-commit.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static int run_status(FILE *fp, const char *index_file, const char *prefix, int
 		wt_shortstatus_print(s, null_termination);
 		break;
 	case STATUS_FORMAT_PORCELAIN:
-		wt_shortstatus_print(s, null_termination);
+		wt_porcelain_print(s, null_termination);
 		break;
 	case STATUS_FORMAT_LONG:
 		wt_status_print(s);
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ int cmd_status(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		wt_shortstatus_print(&s, null_termination);
 		break;
 	case STATUS_FORMAT_PORCELAIN:
-		wt_shortstatus_print(&s, null_termination);
+		wt_porcelain_print(&s, null_termination);
 		break;
 	case STATUS_FORMAT_LONG:
 		s.verbose = verbose;
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index 696c6b0bf1..756defea1a 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -688,3 +688,9 @@ void wt_shortstatus_print(struct wt_status *s, int null_termination)
 		wt_shortstatus_untracked(null_termination, it, s);
 	}
 }
+
+void wt_porcelain_print(struct wt_status *s, int null_termination)
+{
+	s->use_color = 0;
+	wt_shortstatus_print(s, null_termination);
+}
diff --git a/wt-status.h b/wt-status.h
index 39c9aef7a5..a4bddcf8db 100644
--- a/wt-status.h
+++ b/wt-status.h
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@ void wt_status_print(struct wt_status *s);
 void wt_status_collect(struct wt_status *s);
 
 void wt_shortstatus_print(struct wt_status *s, int null_termination);
+void wt_porcelain_print(struct wt_status *s, int null_termination);
 
 #endif /* STATUS_H */