1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.c b/src/nvim/eval.c
index 8e848483a7..0aa0e8c165 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval.c
@@ -9941,9 +9941,7 @@ static void f_getchar(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, FunPtr fptr)
     if (argvars[0].v_type == VAR_UNKNOWN) {
       // getchar(): blocking wait.
       if (!(char_avail() || using_script() || input_available())) {
-        input_enable_events();
-        (void)os_inchar(NULL, 0, -1, 0);
-        input_disable_events();
+        (void)os_inchar(NULL, 0, -1, 0, main_loop.events);
         if (!multiqueue_empty(main_loop.events)) {
           multiqueue_process_events(main_loop.events);
           continue;