diff --git a/src/exec.cpp b/src/exec.cpp
index bd9f9fb51..fa58c3107 100644
--- a/src/exec.cpp
+++ b/src/exec.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "parse_util.h"
 #include "io.h"
 #include "parse_tree.h"
+#include "reader.h"
 
 /**
    file descriptor redirection error message
@@ -253,7 +254,8 @@ static void safe_launch_process(process_t *p, const char *actual_cmd, const char
 }
 
 /**
-   This function is similar to launch_process, except it is not called after a fork (i.e. it only calls exec) and therefore it can allocate memory.
+   This function is similar to launch_process, except it is not called after a
+   fork (i.e. it only calls exec) and therefore it can allocate memory.
 */
 static void launch_process_nofork(process_t *p)
 {
@@ -266,6 +268,8 @@ static void launch_process_nofork(process_t *p)
     const char *const *envv = env_export_arr(false);
     char *actual_cmd = wcs2str(p->actual_cmd.c_str());
 
+    /* Ensure the terminal modes are what they were before we changed them. */
+    restore_term_mode();
     /* Bounce to launch_process. This never returns. */
     safe_launch_process(p, actual_cmd, argv_array.get(), envv);
 }