diff --git a/arch/sandbox/os/common.c b/arch/sandbox/os/common.c
index 665e819..a7ea8f2 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/os/common.c
+++ b/arch/sandbox/os/common.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int ctrlc(void)
+int arch_ctrlc(void)
 {
 	char chr;
 
diff --git a/common/console.c b/common/console.c
index 47ccf2e..b6685ec 100644
--- a/common/console.c
+++ b/common/console.c
@@ -574,18 +574,36 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_flush);
 
-#ifndef ARCH_HAS_CTRLC
-/* test if ctrl-c was pressed */
-int ctrlc (void)
+static int ctrlc_abort;
+
+void ctrlc_handled(void)
 {
+	ctrlc_abort = 0;
+}
+
+/* test if ctrl-c was pressed */
+int ctrlc(void)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (ctrlc_abort)
+		return 1;
+
 	poller_call();
 
+#ifdef ARCH_HAS_CTRLC
+	ret = arch_ctrlc();
+#else
 	if (tstc() && getchar() == 3)
-		return 1;
-	return 0;
+		ret = 1;
+#endif
+
+	if (ret)
+		ctrlc_abort = 1;
+
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ctrlc);
-#endif /* ARCH_HAS_CTRC */
 
 BAREBOX_MAGICVAR_NAMED(global_linux_bootargs_console, global.linux.bootargs.console,
 		"console= argument for Linux from the stdout-path property in /chosen node");
diff --git a/common/hush.c b/common/hush.c
index d2f9cc7..dab9b04 100644
--- a/common/hush.c
+++ b/common/hush.c
@@ -1734,7 +1734,7 @@
 			return 1;
 		}
 		b_free(&temp);
-	} while (rcode != -1 && !(flag & FLAG_EXIT_FROM_LOOP));   /* loop on syntax errors, return on EOF */
+	} while (!ctrlc() && rcode != -1 && !(flag & FLAG_EXIT_FROM_LOOP));   /* loop on syntax errors, return on EOF */
 
 	return code;
 }
@@ -1932,6 +1932,7 @@
 	login();
 
 	do {
+		ctrlc_handled();
 		setup_file_in_str(&input);
 		rcode = parse_stream_outer(&ctx, &input, FLAG_PARSE_SEMICOLON);
 		if (rcode < -1) {
diff --git a/common/parser.c b/common/parser.c
index 397d268..fb9ef42 100644
--- a/common/parser.c
+++ b/common/parser.c
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@
 				/* invalid command or not repeatable, forget it */
 				lastcommand[0] = 0;
 			}
+			ctrlc_handled();
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 11d26cb..723b9c7 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@
 long	get_ram_size  (volatile long *, long);
 
 /* common/console.c */
-int	ctrlc (void);
+int ctrlc(void);
+int arch_ctrlc(void);
+void ctrlc_handled(void);
 
 #ifdef ARCH_HAS_STACK_DUMP
 void dump_stack(void);