diff --git a/codespell_lib/__main__.py b/codespell_lib/__main__.py
index 0a8630df52..ecc82e092b 100644
--- a/codespell_lib/__main__.py
+++ b/codespell_lib/__main__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,4 @@
 from ._codespell import _script_main
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    try:
-        sys.exit(_script_main())
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        pass
+    sys.exit(_script_main())
diff --git a/codespell_lib/_codespell.py b/codespell_lib/_codespell.py
index c7cc63bcfe..7198e99e9e 100644
--- a/codespell_lib/_codespell.py
+++ b/codespell_lib/_codespell.py
@@ -1099,7 +1099,12 @@ def flatten_clean_comma_separated_arguments(
 
 def _script_main() -> int:
     """Wrap to main() for setuptools."""
-    return main(*sys.argv[1:])
+    try:
+        return main(*sys.argv[1:])
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        # User has typed CTRL+C
+        sys.stdout.write("\n")
+        return 130
 
 
 def _usage_error(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser, message: str) -> int: