diff --git a/base/precompilation.jl b/base/precompilation.jl
index c24026aa2a8ef..c51297ee2a791 100644
--- a/base/precompilation.jl
+++ b/base/precompilation.jl
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ Base.show(io::IO, err::PkgPrecompileError) = print(io, "PkgPrecompileError: ", e
 
 import Base: StaleCacheKey
 
-can_fancyprint(io::IO) = io isa Base.TTY && (get(ENV, "CI", nothing) != "true")
+can_fancyprint(io::IO) = @something(get(io, :force_fancyprint, nothing), (io isa Base.TTY && (get(ENV, "CI", nothing) != "true")))
 
 function printpkgstyle(io, header, msg; color=:green)
     printstyled(io, header; color, bold=true)