diff --git a/irbrc b/irbrc
index 0d8c04d..1274c0f 100644
--- a/irbrc
+++ b/irbrc
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 require 'irb/completion'
 IRB.conf[:USE_AUTOCOMPLETE] = false
+IRB.conf[:USE_MULTILINE] = false if ENV['INSIDE_EMACS']
+IRB.conf[:USE_READLINE] = false if ENV['INSIDE_EMACS']