diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/pipeline.rs b/wgpu-core/src/pipeline.rs
index 246799f0570..cefeb97ba76 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/pipeline.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/pipeline.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for ShaderError<naga::WithSpan<naga::valid::ValidationError>>
         let label = self.label.as_deref().unwrap_or_default();
         let files = SimpleFile::new(label, &self.source);
         let config = term::Config::default();
-        let mut writer = term::termcolor::Ansi::new(Vec::new());
+        let mut writer = term::termcolor::NoColor::new(Vec::new());
 
         let diagnostic = Diagnostic::error().with_labels(
             self.inner