diff --git a/builtins/read.def b/builtins/read.def
index 47715512..d07b6cbf 100644
--- a/builtins/read.def
+++ b/builtins/read.def
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ $END
 extern int errno;
 #endif
 
+#include "execute_cmd.h"
+
 struct ttsave
 {
   int fd;
@@ -606,11 +608,11 @@ read_builtin (list)
       CHECK_ALRM;
       errno = 0;
       if (unbuffered_read == 2)
-	retval = posixly_correct ? zreadintr (fd, &c, 1) : zreadn (fd, &c, nchars - nr);
+	retval = zreadintr (fd, &c, 1);
       else if (unbuffered_read)
-	retval = posixly_correct ? zreadintr (fd, &c, 1) : zread (fd, &c, 1);
+	retval = zreadintr (fd, &c, 1);
       else
-	retval = posixly_correct ? zreadcintr (fd, &c) : zreadc (fd, &c);
+	retval = zreadcintr (fd, &c);
       reading = 0;
 
       if (retval <= 0)
@@ -624,6 +626,7 @@ read_builtin (list)
 	      lastsig = LASTSIG();
 	      if (lastsig == 0)
 		lastsig = trapped_signal_received;
+	      last_command_exit_value = 128|lastsig;
 	      run_pending_traps ();	/* because interrupt_immediately is not set */
 	    }
 	  else