-- a/readline.c
++ b/readline.c
r = _rl_subseq_result (r, cxt->oldmap, cxt->okey, (cxt->flags & KSEQ_SUBSEQ));
RL_CHECK_SIGNALS ();
if (r == 0) /* success! */
/* We only treat values < 0 specially to simulate recursion. */
if (r >= 0 || (r == -1 && (cxt->flags & KSEQ_SUBSEQ) == 0)) /* success! or failure! */
{
_rl_keyseq_chain_dispose ();
RL_UNSETSTATE (RL_STATE_MULTIKEY);