diff --git a/lib/repl.js b/lib/repl.js
index d6a5425380a..4ce849a35c8 100644
--- a/lib/repl.js
+++ b/lib/repl.js
@@ -140,20 +140,22 @@ function REPLServer(prompt, stream, eval, useGlobal, ignoreUndefined) {
   rli.on('SIGINT', function() {
     rli.output.write('\n');
 
-    if (sawSIGINT) {
-      rli.pause();
-      self.emit('exit');
+    if (!(self.bufferedCommand && self.bufferedCommand.length > 0) &&
+        rli.line.length === 0) {
+      if (sawSIGINT) {
+        rli.pause();
+        self.emit('exit');
+        sawSIGINT = false;
+        return;
+      }
+      rli.output.write('(^C again to quit)\n');
+      sawSIGINT = true;
+    } else {
       sawSIGINT = false;
-      return;
     }
 
     rli.line = '';
 
-    if (!(self.bufferedCommand && self.bufferedCommand.length > 0)) {
-      rli.output.write('(^C again to quit)\n');
-      sawSIGINT = true;
-    }
-
     self.bufferedCommand = '';
     self.displayPrompt();
   });