1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/lineedit.c b/libbb/lineedit.c
index f65e852b1..4253054c5 100644
--- a/libbb/lineedit.c
+++ b/libbb/lineedit.c
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ static void parse_prompt(const char *prmt_ptr)
 #endif
 
 #define setTermSettings(fd, argp) tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, argp)
-#define getTermSettings(fd, argp) tcgetattr(fd, argp);
+#define getTermSettings(fd, argp) tcgetattr(fd, argp)
 
 static sighandler_t previous_SIGWINCH_handler;
 
@@ -1270,9 +1270,10 @@ int read_line_input(const char *prompt, char *command, int maxsize, line_input_t
         smalluint prevc;
 #endif
 
-        getTermSettings(0, (void *) &initial_settings);
-        /* Happens when e.g. stty -echo was run before */
-        if (!(initial_settings.c_lflag & ECHO)) {
+        if (getTermSettings(0, (void *) &initial_settings) < 0
+         /* Happens when e.g. stty -echo was run before */
+         || !(initial_settings.c_lflag & ECHO)
+        ) {
                 parse_prompt(prompt);
                 fflush(stdout);
                 fgets(command, maxsize, stdin);