diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index bf29a7c2..e505ed13 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -452,7 +452,8 @@ startup phase.")
       ;; Turn off backup for this file
       (make-local-variable 'make-backup-files)
       (setq make-backup-files nil)
-      (scroll-bar-mode -1)
+      (when (featurep 'scroll-bar)  ;; for terminal scroll-bar ist not loaded
+        (scroll-bar-mode -1))
       (insert
        ";;; " (file-name-nondirectory frameg-file) " --- Frame configuration  -*- no-byte-compile: t; lexical-binding: t; -*-"
        ";;; This file stores the previous emacs frame's geometry.\n"