diff --git a/lib/readline.js b/lib/readline.js
index 60864f40afdbc1..1c37ba817a7a8f 100644
--- a/lib/readline.js
+++ b/lib/readline.js
@@ -1030,6 +1030,7 @@ function emitKeypressEvents(stream, iface) {
   function onNewListener(event) {
     if (event === 'keypress') {
       stream.on('data', onData);
+      iface.once('close', () => { stream.removeListener('data', onData); });
       stream.removeListener('newListener', onNewListener);
     }
   }