diff --git a/commands/mem.c b/commands/mem.c
index a5eea36..88af55c 100644
--- a/commands/mem.c
+++ b/commands/mem.c
@@ -483,6 +483,9 @@
 		}
 
 		count -= r;
+
+		if (ctrlc())
+			goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (count) {