diff --git a/core/core-spacemacs.el b/core/core-spacemacs.el
index 69e9ecd7a..b02b391eb 100644
--- a/core/core-spacemacs.el
+++ b/core/core-spacemacs.el
@@ -84,10 +84,12 @@
                                (car dotspacemacs-default-font))))
   ;; spacemacs init
   (spacemacs-buffer/goto-buffer)
-  ;; explicitly recreate the home buffer for the first GUI client
-  (spacemacs|do-after-display-system-init
-   (kill-buffer (get-buffer spacemacs-buffer-name))
-   (spacemacs-buffer/goto-buffer))
+  (unless (display-graphic-p)
+    ;; explicitly recreate the home buffer for the first GUI client
+    ;; in order to correctly display the logo
+    (spacemacs|do-after-display-system-init
+     (kill-buffer (get-buffer spacemacs-buffer-name))
+     (spacemacs-buffer/goto-buffer)))
   (setq initial-buffer-choice (lambda () (get-buffer spacemacs-buffer-name)))
   ;; mandatory dependencies
   ;; dash is required to prevent a package.el bug with f on 24.3.1