diff --git a/clients/cli/common.c b/clients/cli/common.c
index c9e0bbbd43..46b426d344 100644
--- a/clients/cli/common.c
+++ b/clients/cli/common.c
@@ -988,8 +988,10 @@ read_again:
 	/* If Ctrl-C was detected, complete the line */
 	if (nmc_seen_sigint ()) {
 		rl_echo_signal_char (SIGINT);
-		rl_stuff_char ('\n');
-		rl_callback_read_char ();
+		if (!rl_got_line) {
+			rl_stuff_char ('\n');
+			rl_callback_read_char ();
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Add string to the history */