diff --git a/src/message.c b/src/message.c
index 82b9c9a..6aa6746 100644
--- a/src/message.c
+++ b/src/message.c
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@
 		_("Messages maintainer: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>"),
 		hl_attr(HLF_T));
 
-    for (p = first_msg_hist; p != NULL; p = p->next)
+    for (p = first_msg_hist; p != NULL && !got_int; p = p->next)
 	if (p->msg != NULL)
 	    msg_attr(p->msg, p->attr);