diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 6df8065039eb01d0be0e8a030868aa330328412b..65f38c218207231e0bf5b612ccacc5858be1b4e0 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -1278,6 +1278,9 @@ static unsigned long set_max_huge_pages(struct hstate *h, unsigned long count,
 		if (!ret)
 			goto out;
 
+		/* Bail for signals. Probably ctrl-c from user */
+		if (signal_pending(current))
+			goto out;
 	}
 
 	/*