diff --git a/libc/stdio/fgets_unlocked.c b/libc/stdio/fgets_unlocked.c
index b910fbc34..411df1ee3 100644
--- a/libc/stdio/fgets_unlocked.c
+++ b/libc/stdio/fgets_unlocked.c
@@ -55,11 +55,7 @@ char *fgets_unlocked(char *s, int size, FILE *f) {
         if (t) break;
       } else {
         if ((c = fgetc_unlocked(f)) == -1) {
-          if (ferror_unlocked(f) == EINTR) {
-            continue;
-          } else {
-            break;
-          }
+          break;
         }
         *p++ = c & 255;
         if (c == '\n') break;