diff --git a/src/getchar.c b/src/getchar.c
index fcdc639..5e098df 100644
--- a/src/getchar.c
+++ b/src/getchar.c
@@ -1791,7 +1791,11 @@
 #endif
 #ifdef FEAT_TEXT_PROP
     if (popup_do_filter(c))
+    {
+	if (c == Ctrl_C)
+	    got_int = FALSE;  // avoid looping
 	c = K_IGNORE;
+    }
 #endif
 
     // Need to process the character before we know it's safe to do something