diff --git a/base/client.jl b/base/client.jl
index 858c64c05d060..c427f38aa412b 100644
--- a/base/client.jl
+++ b/base/client.jl
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ function run_main_repl(interactive::Bool, quiet::Bool, banner::Symbol, history_f
         end
     else
         # otherwise provide a simple fallback
-        if interactive && !quiet
-            @warn "REPL provider not available: using basic fallback"
+        if !fallback_repl && interactive && !quiet
+            @warn "REPL provider not available: using basic fallback" LOAD_PATH=join(Base.LOAD_PATH, Sys.iswindows() ? ';' : ':')
         end
         banner == :no || Base.banner(short=banner==:short)
         let input = stdin