diff --git a/src/bin/psql/common.c b/src/bin/psql/common.c
index f5909f95478..9d9d04b8265 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/common.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/common.c
@@ -1625,6 +1625,8 @@ ExecQueryAndProcessResults(const char *query,
 
 		if (cancel_pressed)
 		{
+			/* drop this next result, as well as any others not yet read */
+			ClearOrSaveResult(result);
 			ClearOrSaveAllResults();
 			break;
 		}