diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp.el b/lisp/net/tramp.el
index defdb2bd546..b1bd93410bc 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp.el
@@ -5815,7 +5815,7 @@ If the user quits via `C-g', it is propagated up to `tramp-file-name-handler'."
 	     (v (process-get proc 'tramp-vector)))
     (dolist (p (delq proc (process-list)))
       (when (tramp-file-name-equal-p v (process-get p 'tramp-vector))
-	(accept-process-output p 0 nil t))))
+	(with-local-quit (accept-process-output p 0 nil t)))))
 
   (with-current-buffer (process-buffer proc)
     (let ((inhibit-read-only t)