diff --git a/src/message.c b/src/message.c
index 9b0045d..a813b6b 100644
--- a/src/message.c
+++ b/src/message.c
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@
 	     * CTRL-C, but we need to loop then. */
 	    had_got_int = got_int;
 	    c = safe_vgetc();
-	    if (!global_busy)
+	    if (had_got_int && !global_busy)
 		got_int = FALSE;
 #ifdef FEAT_CLIPBOARD
 	    /* Strange way to allow copying (yanking) a modeless selection at