diff --git a/src/bin/psql/common.c b/src/bin/psql/common.c
index 5973df2e39e..3b0710a9e2e 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/common.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/common.c
@@ -1662,6 +1662,8 @@ ExecQueryAndProcessResults(const char *query,
 
 		if (cancel_pressed)
 		{
+			/* drop this next result, as well as any others not yet read */
+			ClearOrSaveResult(result);
 			ClearOrSaveAllResults();
 			break;
 		}