--- speedbar.el.orig	Sat Dec 29 19:10:04 2001
+++ speedbar.el	Sat Dec 29 19:12:09 2001
@@ -948,6 +948,8 @@
     (speedbar-reconfigure-keymaps)
     (speedbar-update-contents)
     (speedbar-set-timer dframe-update-speed)
+    (if (not window-system)
+	(select-frame speedbar-frame))
     )
   (set (make-local-variable 'automatic-hscrolling) nil) ; Emacs 21
   ;; reset the selection variable