diff --git a/Modules/signalmodule.c b/Modules/signalmodule.c
--- a/Modules/signalmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/signalmodule.c
@@ -974,7 +974,6 @@
         if (PyThread_get_thread_ident() != main_thread)
             return 0;
 #endif
-        Handlers[SIGINT].tripped = 0;
         return 1;
     }
     return 0;