diff --git a/src/reader.rs b/src/reader.rs
index 2d96c4c8d..5067ccbba 100644
--- a/src/reader.rs
+++ b/src/reader.rs
@@ -2434,8 +2434,7 @@ fn handle_char_event(&mut self, injected_event: Option<CharEvent>) -> ControlFlo
         });
 
         // If we ran `exit` anywhere, exit.
-        self.exit_loop_requested =
-            self.exit_loop_requested || self.parser.libdata().exit_current_script;
+        self.exit_loop_requested |= self.parser.libdata().exit_current_script;
         self.parser.libdata_mut().exit_current_script = false;
         if self.exit_loop_requested {
             return ControlFlow::Continue(());