diff --git a/wxPython/src/helpers.cpp b/wxPython/src/helpers.cpp
index 580f7c235c..8425ec2682 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/helpers.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/src/helpers.cpp
@@ -386,6 +386,10 @@ void __wxPreStart(PyObject* moduleDict)
     wxPyTMutex = new wxMutex;
 #endif
 
+     // Restore default signal handlers, (prevents crash upon Ctrl-C in the
+     // console that launched a wxPython app...)
+    PyOS_FiniInterrupts();
+
     wxApp::CheckBuildOptions(wxBuildOptions());
 
     wxPyAssertionError = PyErr_NewException("wxPython.wxc.wxPyAssertionError",