diff --git a/po/de.po b/po/de.po
index d2d96461b..c28d79274 100644
--- a/po/de.po
+++ b/po/de.po
@@ -996,9 +996,6 @@ msgstr "Das aktuelle Arbeitsverzeichnis konnte nicht bestimmt werden. Ist die lo
 msgid "Could not set terminal mode for new job"
 msgstr "Konnte Terminalmodus für neuen Job nicht festlegen"
 
-msgid "Could not set terminal mode for shell"
-msgstr "Konnte Terminalmodus für neue Shell nicht festlegen"
-
 msgid "Could not show help message"
 msgstr "Hilfemeldung konnte nicht angezeigt werden"
 
@@ -1124,8 +1121,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Failed to assign shell to its own process group"
 msgstr "Konnte Shell nicht einer eigenen Prozessgruppe zuweisen"
 
-msgid "Failed to set startup terminal mode!"
-msgstr "Konnte Terminalmodus nicht setzen"
+#
+#, c-format
+msgid "Failed to set terminal mode (%s)"
+msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Failed to take control of the terminal"
 msgstr "Konnte Kontrolle über das Terminal nicht übernehmen"
diff --git a/po/en.po b/po/en.po
index 974b4bf2c..e8dc106fa 100644
--- a/po/en.po
+++ b/po/en.po
@@ -994,9 +994,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Could not set terminal mode for new job"
 msgstr "Could not set terminal mode for new job"
 
-msgid "Could not set terminal mode for shell"
-msgstr "Could not set terminal mode for shell"
-
 msgid "Could not show help message"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1122,7 +1119,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Failed to assign shell to its own process group"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Failed to set startup terminal mode!"
+#
+#, c-format
+msgid "Failed to set terminal mode (%s)"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Failed to take control of the terminal"
diff --git a/po/fr.po b/po/fr.po
index 5051edbb4..f24080fd5 100644
--- a/po/fr.po
+++ b/po/fr.po
@@ -1095,9 +1095,6 @@ msgstr "Impossible de déterminer le dossier de travail. Vos paramètres région
 msgid "Could not set terminal mode for new job"
 msgstr "Impossible de paramétrer le mode du terminal pour la nouvelle tâche"
 
-msgid "Could not set terminal mode for shell"
-msgstr "Impossible de paramétrer le mode du terminal pour le shell"
-
 msgid "Could not show help message"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1223,7 +1220,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Failed to assign shell to its own process group"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Failed to set startup terminal mode!"
+#
+#, c-format
+msgid "Failed to set terminal mode (%s)"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Failed to take control of the terminal"
diff --git a/po/pl.po b/po/pl.po
index c40bf1a9b..731bdda20 100644
--- a/po/pl.po
+++ b/po/pl.po
@@ -990,9 +990,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Could not set terminal mode for new job"
 msgstr "Nie można ustawić trybu terminala dla nowego zadania"
 
-msgid "Could not set terminal mode for shell"
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "Could not show help message"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1118,7 +1115,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Failed to assign shell to its own process group"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Failed to set startup terminal mode!"
+#
+#, c-format
+msgid "Failed to set terminal mode (%s)"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Failed to take control of the terminal"
diff --git a/po/pt_BR.po b/po/pt_BR.po
index 6c9438b65..985753cd4 100644
--- a/po/pt_BR.po
+++ b/po/pt_BR.po
@@ -995,9 +995,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Could not set terminal mode for new job"
 msgstr "Não foi possível definir modo do terminal para a nova tarefa"
 
-msgid "Could not set terminal mode for shell"
-msgstr "Não foi possível preparar modo do terminal para shell"
-
 msgid "Could not show help message"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1123,7 +1120,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Failed to assign shell to its own process group"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Failed to set startup terminal mode!"
+#
+#, c-format
+msgid "Failed to set terminal mode (%s)"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Failed to take control of the terminal"
diff --git a/po/sv.po b/po/sv.po
index 1abba7bf8..5709dd0ec 100644
--- a/po/sv.po
+++ b/po/sv.po
@@ -991,9 +991,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Could not set terminal mode for new job"
 msgstr "Kunde inte återställa terminalen för nytt jobb"
 
-msgid "Could not set terminal mode for shell"
-msgstr "Kunde inte återställa terminalen till skalet"
-
 msgid "Could not show help message"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1119,7 +1116,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Failed to assign shell to its own process group"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Failed to set startup terminal mode!"
+#
+#, c-format
+msgid "Failed to set terminal mode (%s)"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Failed to take control of the terminal"
diff --git a/po/zh_CN.po b/po/zh_CN.po
index 92e14262a..97fc14895 100644
--- a/po/zh_CN.po
+++ b/po/zh_CN.po
@@ -988,9 +988,6 @@ msgstr "无法确定当前工作目录 . 你的本地设置正确吗?"
 msgid "Could not set terminal mode for new job"
 msgstr "无法为新任务设置终端模式"
 
-msgid "Could not set terminal mode for shell"
-msgstr "无法为 shell 设置终端模式"
-
 msgid "Could not show help message"
 msgstr "无法显示帮助消息"
 
@@ -1116,8 +1113,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Failed to assign shell to its own process group"
 msgstr "无法将shell分配到它自己的进程组"
 
-msgid "Failed to set startup terminal mode!"
-msgstr "设置启动终端模式失败 !"
+#
+#, c-format
+msgid "Failed to set terminal mode (%s)"
+msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Failed to take control of the terminal"
 msgstr "控制终端失败"
diff --git a/src/builtins/fish_key_reader.rs b/src/builtins/fish_key_reader.rs
index 706ffe730..a899b8ed8 100644
--- a/src/builtins/fish_key_reader.rs
+++ b/src/builtins/fish_key_reader.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 use std::{cell::RefCell, ops::ControlFlow, os::unix::prelude::OsStrExt};
 
-use libc::{STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, VEOF, VINTR};
+use libc::{STDIN_FILENO, VEOF, VINTR};
 use once_cell::unsync::OnceCell;
 
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     panic::panic_handler,
     print_help::print_help,
     proc::set_interactive_session,
-    reader::{check_exit_loop_maybe_warning, initial_query, reader_init},
+    reader::{check_exit_loop_maybe_warning, initial_query, reader_init, set_shell_modes},
     signal::signal_set_handlers,
     terminal::Capability,
     threads,
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ fn setup_and_process_keys(
     signal_set_handlers(true);
     // We need to set the shell-modes for ICRNL,
     // in fish-proper this is done once a command is run.
-    unsafe { libc::tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &*shell_modes()) };
+    set_shell_modes(STDIN_FILENO, "startup");
     initialize_tty_metadata();
     let blocking_query: OnceCell<RefCell<Option<TerminalQuery>>> = OnceCell::new();
     initial_query(streams.stdin_fd, &blocking_query, streams.out, None);
diff --git a/src/reader.rs b/src/reader.rs
index 7e89fa0b3..7a79ff1f6 100644
--- a/src/reader.rs
+++ b/src/reader.rs
@@ -2231,15 +2231,7 @@ fn readline(&mut self, nchars: Option<NonZeroUsize>) -> Option<WString> {
             unsafe { libc::tcgetattr(self.conf.inputfd, old_modes.as_mut_ptr()) } == 0;
 
         // Set the new modes.
-        if unsafe { libc::tcsetattr(self.conf.inputfd, TCSANOW, &*shell_modes()) } == -1 {
-            let err = errno().0;
-            // This check is required to work around certain issues with fish's approach to
-            // terminal control when launching interactive processes while in non-interactive
-            // mode. See #4178 for one such example.
-            if err != ENOTTY || is_interactive_session() {
-                perror("tcsetattr");
-            }
-        }
+        set_shell_modes(self.conf.inputfd, "readline");
 
         initial_query(
             self.conf.inputfd,
@@ -2367,16 +2359,7 @@ fn run_input_command_scripts(&mut self, cmd: &wstr) {
         // from a key binding. However we do NOT want to invoke term_donate(), because that will enable
         // ECHO mode, causing a race between new input and restoring the mode (#7770). So we leave the
         // tty alone, run the commands in shell mode, and then restore shell modes.
-        let mut res;
-        loop {
-            res = unsafe { libc::tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &*shell_modes()) };
-            if res >= 0 || errno().0 != EINTR {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        if res < 0 {
-            perror("tcsetattr");
-        }
+        set_shell_modes(STDIN_FILENO, "bind scripts");
         termsize_invalidate_tty();
     }
 
@@ -4396,19 +4379,29 @@ pub fn term_copy_modes() {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn set_shell_modes(fd: RawFd, whence: &str) -> bool {
+    let ok = loop {
+        let ok = unsafe { libc::tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, &*shell_modes()) } != -1;
+        if ok || errno().0 != EINTR {
+            break ok;
+        }
+    };
+    if !ok {
+        perror("tcsetattr");
+        FLOG!(
+            warning,
+            wgettext_fmt!("Failed to set terminal mode (%s)", whence)
+        );
+    }
+    ok
+}
+
 /// Grab control of terminal.
 fn term_steal(copy_modes: bool) {
     if copy_modes {
         term_copy_modes();
     }
-    while unsafe { libc::tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &*shell_modes()) } == -1 {
-        if errno().0 != EINTR {
-            FLOG!(warning, wgettext!("Could not set terminal mode for shell"));
-            perror("tcsetattr");
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
+    set_shell_modes(STDIN_FILENO, "shell");
     termsize_invalidate_tty();
 }
 
@@ -4541,10 +4534,7 @@ fn reader_interactive_init(parser: &Parser) {
         }
 
         // Configure terminal attributes
-        if unsafe { libc::tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &*shell_modes()) } == -1 {
-            FLOG!(warning, wgettext!("Failed to set startup terminal mode!"));
-            perror("tcsetattr");
-        }
+        set_shell_modes(STDIN_FILENO, "startup");
     }
 
     termsize_invalidate_tty();