diff --git a/common/console.c b/common/console.c
index 36c0568dbffd836f6f74d1759b858ca006a62edd..7aa58d0a63674c21df6ad3ac89445599e498b512 100644
--- a/common/console.c
+++ b/common/console.c
@@ -604,7 +604,6 @@ static int ctrlc_disabled = 0;	/* see disable_ctrl() */
 static int ctrlc_was_pressed = 0;
 int ctrlc(void)
 {
-#ifndef CONFIG_SANDBOX
 	if (!ctrlc_disabled && gd->have_console) {
 		if (tstc()) {
 			switch (getc()) {
@@ -616,7 +615,6 @@ int ctrlc(void)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-#endif
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/serial/sandbox.c b/drivers/serial/sandbox.c
index d2e007284c4bb30d4f8a00ea6535bd8fbc2cdb47..a60dabe58835648027ed53d29a715431bea753cd 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/sandbox.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/sandbox.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <console.h>
 #include <dm.h>
 #include <fdtdec.h>
 #include <lcd.h>
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ static int sandbox_serial_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 		os_tty_raw(0, state->term_raw == STATE_TERM_RAW_WITH_SIGS);
 	priv->start_of_line = 0;
 
+	if (state->term_raw != STATE_TERM_RAW)
+		disable_ctrlc(1);
+
 	return 0;
 }