diff --git a/src/reader.cpp b/src/reader.cpp
index e179d8bc2..10fee7c94 100644
--- a/src/reader.cpp
+++ b/src/reader.cpp
@@ -2441,6 +2441,7 @@ static int read_i(parser_t &parser) {
             wcstring_list_t argv(1, command);
             event_fire_generic(parser, L"fish_preexec", &argv);
             reader_run_command(parser, command);
+            parser.clear_cancel();
             event_fire_generic(parser, L"fish_postexec", &argv);
             // Allow any pending history items to be returned in the history array.
             if (data->history) {