diff --git a/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp b/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
index aeea098a..58ee31dd 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ void ScreenInteractive::PostEvent(Event event) {
 }
 
 void ScreenInteractive::Loop(Component* component) {
+  // Install a SIGINT handler and restore the old handler on exit.
+  auto old_sigint_handler = std::signal(SIGINT, OnExit);
+  on_exit_functions.push(
+      [old_sigint_handler]() { std::signal(SIGINT, old_sigint_handler); });
+
   // Save the old terminal configuration and restore it on exit.
 #if defined(_WIN32)
   // Enable VT processing on stdout and stdin
@@ -211,11 +216,6 @@ void ScreenInteractive::Loop(Component* component) {
   // Handle resize.
   on_resize = [&] { event_sender_->Send(Event::Special({0})); };
   install_signal_handler(SIGWINCH, OnResize);
-
-  // Install a SIGINT handler and restore the old handler on exit.
-  auto old_sigint_handler = std::signal(SIGINT, OnExit);
-  on_exit_functions.push(
-      [old_sigint_handler]() { std::signal(SIGINT, old_sigint_handler); });
 #endif
 
   // Hide the cursor and show it at exit.