diff --git a/src/libmain/shared.cc b/src/libmain/shared.cc
index e26483211..ed997052b 100644
--- a/src/libmain/shared.cc
+++ b/src/libmain/shared.cc
@@ -24,15 +24,9 @@
 namespace nix {
 
 
-volatile sig_atomic_t blockInt = 0;
-
-
 static void sigintHandler(int signo)
 {
-    if (!blockInt) {
-        _isInterrupted = 1;
-        blockInt = 1;
-    }
+    _isInterrupted = 1;
 }
 
 
@@ -287,8 +281,7 @@ int handleExceptions(const string & programName, std::function<void()> fun)
                condition is discharged before we reach printMsg()
                below, since otherwise it will throw an (uncaught)
                exception. */
-            blockInt = 1; /* ignore further SIGINTs */
-            _isInterrupted = 0;
+            interruptThrown = true;
             throw;
         }
     } catch (Exit & e) {
diff --git a/src/libutil/thread-pool.cc b/src/libutil/thread-pool.cc
index 819aed748..743038b58 100644
--- a/src/libutil/thread-pool.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/thread-pool.cc
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ void ThreadPool::process()
                     work();
                 } catch (std::exception & e) {
                     auto state_(state.lock());
-                    if (state_->exception)
-                        printMsg(lvlError, format("error: %s") % e.what());
-                    else {
+                    if (state_->exception) {
+                        if (!dynamic_cast<Interrupted*>(&e))
+                            printMsg(lvlError, format("error: %s") % e.what());
+                    } else {
                         state_->exception = std::current_exception();
                         wakeup.notify_all();
                     }
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.cc b/src/libutil/util.cc
index d4ac3fb60..55d490992 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/util.cc
@@ -1062,13 +1062,15 @@ void restoreSIGPIPE()
 
 volatile sig_atomic_t _isInterrupted = 0;
 
+thread_local bool interruptThrown = false;
+
 void _interrupted()
 {
     /* Block user interrupts while an exception is being handled.
        Throwing an exception while another exception is being handled
        kills the program! */
-    if (!std::uncaught_exception()) {
-        _isInterrupted = 0;
+    if (!interruptThrown && !std::uncaught_exception()) {
+        interruptThrown = true;
         throw Interrupted("interrupted by the user");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.hh b/src/libutil/util.hh
index 0a72cc592..20bd62a0e 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/util.hh
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ void restoreSIGPIPE();
 
 extern volatile sig_atomic_t _isInterrupted;
 
+extern thread_local bool interruptThrown;
+
 void _interrupted();
 
 void inline checkInterrupt()