diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/texinfo/info/terminal.c b/gnu/usr.bin/texinfo/info/terminal.c
index fcb3bb5f330a..3c92337ef946 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/texinfo/info/terminal.c
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/texinfo/info/terminal.c
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ terminal_prep_terminal ()
   ttybuff.sg_flags |= CBREAK;
   ioctl (tty, TIOCSETN, &ttybuff);
 #endif /* !HAVE_TERMIO_H */
+  terminal_begin_using_terminal();
 }
 
 /* Restore the tty settings back to what they were before we started using