diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index 4d9c93d5927..8a419c3ad80 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -3291,7 +3291,7 @@ _PyPopenCreateProcess(char *cmdstring,
 			  NULL,
 			  NULL,
 			  TRUE,
-			  CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE,
+			  0, /* no new console so Ctrl+C kills child too */
 			  NULL,
 			  NULL,
 			  &siStartInfo,