diff --git a/mercurial/dispatch.py b/mercurial/dispatch.py
--- a/mercurial/dispatch.py
+++ b/mercurial/dispatch.py
@@ -864,7 +864,8 @@
             # ui.pager() expects 'internal-always-' prefix in this case
             ui.pager('internal-always-' + cmd)
         elif options['pager'] != 'auto':
-            ui.disablepager()
+            for ui_ in uis:
+                ui_.disablepager()
 
         if options['version']:
             return commands.version_(ui)