diff --git a/src/edit.c b/src/edit.c
index 8160fe5..f2ae425 100644
--- a/src/edit.c
+++ b/src/edit.c
@@ -4959,9 +4959,9 @@
 	do
 	    c = vgetc();
 	while (c == K_IGNORE || c == K_VER_SCROLLBAR || c == K_HOR_SCROLLBAR);
-	if (c == NUL || got_int)
+	if (c == NUL || got_int || (ex_normal_busy > 0 && c == Ctrl_C))
 	    // When CTRL-C was encountered the typeahead will be flushed and we
-	    // won't get the end sequence.
+	    // won't get the end sequence.  Except when using ":normal".
 	    break;
 
 	if (has_mbyte)
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_search.vim b/src/testdir/test_search.vim
index 5030dee..60152f6 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_search.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_search.vim
@@ -1449,3 +1449,8 @@
 
   bwipe!
 endfunc
+
+func Test_search_special()
+  " this was causing illegal memory access
+  exe "norm /\x80PS"
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 2fb0fc3..6b90551 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -743,6 +743,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    133,
+/**/
     132,
 /**/
     131,