diff --git a/Python/bltinmodule.c b/Python/bltinmodule.c
index 3d0295ee3883f2..e88157a3c840d0 100644
--- a/Python/bltinmodule.c
+++ b/Python/bltinmodule.c
@@ -2426,7 +2426,8 @@ builtin_input_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *prompt)
         }
         s = PyOS_Readline(stdin, stdout, promptstr);
         if (s == NULL) {
-            PyErr_CheckSignals();
+            if (!PyErr_Occurred())
+                PyErr_CheckSignals();
             if (!PyErr_Occurred())
                 PyErr_SetNone(PyExc_KeyboardInterrupt);
             goto _readline_errors;