diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/cmdinput.c b/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/cmdinput.c
index ce987c6a7ea..2bb36e3c350 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/cmdinput.c
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/cmdinput.c
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ VOID ReadCommand (LPTSTR str, INT maxlen)
             case _T('M'):
             case _T('C'):
                 /* ^M does the same as return */
+                bCharInput = TRUE;
                 if(!(ir.Event.KeyEvent.dwControlKeyState &
                    (RIGHT_CTRL_PRESSED|LEFT_CTRL_PRESSED)))
                 {