diff --git a/src/cli/cli_uart.cpp b/src/cli/cli_uart.cpp
index 60e41e833..673e688b7 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli_uart.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/cli_uart.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ void Uart::ReceiveTask(const uint8_t *aBuf, uint16_t aBufLength)
 #ifdef OPENTHREAD_EXAMPLES_POSIX
 
         case 0x04: // ASCII for Ctrl-D
-        case 0x03: // ASCII for Ctrl-C
             exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
             break;
 #endif