1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/cmdedit.c b/cmdedit.c
index eef1a88c8..ce5450032 100644
--- a/cmdedit.c
+++ b/cmdedit.c
@@ -1211,7 +1211,8 @@ extern void cmdedit_read_input(char *prompt, char command[BUFSIZ])
                 fflush(stdout);                 /* buffered out to fast */
 
                 if (read(inputFd, &c, 1) < 1)
-                        return;
+                        /* if we can't read input then exit */
+                        goto prepare_to_die;
 
                 switch (c) {
                 case '\n':
@@ -1243,6 +1244,7 @@ extern void cmdedit_read_input(char *prompt, char command[BUFSIZ])
                         /* Control-d -- Delete one character, or exit
                          * if the len=0 and no chars to delete */
                         if (len == 0) {
+prepare_to_die:
                                 printf("exit");
                                 clean_up_and_die(0);
                         } else {