1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix/repl.cc b/src/nix/repl.cc
index 9782e835a..f84774a53 100644
--- a/src/nix/repl.cc
+++ b/src/nix/repl.cc
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ bool NixRepl::getLine(string & input, const std::string &prompt)
     if (!s) {
       switch (auto type = linenoiseKeyType()) {
         case 1: // ctrl-C
+          input = "";
           return true;
         case 2: // ctrl-D
           return false;