diff --git a/src/getchar.c b/src/getchar.c
index d646dc4..9edb767 100644
--- a/src/getchar.c
+++ b/src/getchar.c
@@ -3707,6 +3707,9 @@
     {
 	if (!did_it)
 	    retval = 2;			    /* no match */
+	else if (*keys == Ctrl_C)
+	    /* If CTRL-C has been unmapped, reuse it for Interrupting. */
+	    mapped_ctrl_c = FALSE;
 	goto theend;
     }
 
@@ -3739,7 +3742,7 @@
 	goto theend;
     }
 
-    /* If CTRL-C has been mapped, don't always use it for Interrupting */
+    /* If CTRL-C has been mapped, don't always use it for Interrupting. */
     if (*keys == Ctrl_C)
 	mapped_ctrl_c = TRUE;