diff --git a/ttynvt.c b/ttynvt.c
index 774eb38..57e9b0b 100644
--- a/ttynvt.c
+++ b/ttynvt.c
@@ -99,9 +99,12 @@ _PRF2_ static void _log(int prio, const char *fmt, ...)
 #define DBG2(...) \
     if (ttynvt_param.debug > 1) _log(LOG_DEBUG, __VA_ARGS__)
 
+static volatile char _is_interrupted = 0;
 
 static void sig_handler(int sig)
 {
+    DBG("Interruped, signal = %d\n", sig);
+    _is_interrupted = 1;
 }
 
 static void set_signal_handler(void)
@@ -489,7 +492,9 @@ ttynvt_read(fuse_req_t req, size_t size, off_t off,
         size = TMP_BUF_SIZE;
 
     fuse_req_interrupt_func(req, ttynvt_interrupted, (void *)pthread_self());
-    res = read(tty->fds[FD_SLAVE].fd, tty->tmp_buf, size);
+    res =
+        _is_interrupted ? -2 : read(tty->fds[FD_SLAVE].fd, tty->tmp_buf, size);
+    _is_interrupted = 0;
     fuse_req_interrupt_func(req, NULL, NULL);
     if (res < 0)
     {