diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 39b079f861..0dd9a81f08 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Fri Nov  7 01:03:16 2003  Yukihiro Matsumoto  <matz@ruby-lang.org>
+
+	* eval.c (rb_load): save and restore rb_prohibit_interrupt.
+	  [ruby-dev:21857]
+
 Thu Nov  6 18:05:07 2003  Nobuyoshi Nakada  <nobu@ruby-lang.org>
 
 	* io.c (rb_io_inspect): show the path also at a closed file.
diff --git a/eval.c b/eval.c
index 48b133ed76..de8408170d 100644
--- a/eval.c
+++ b/eval.c
@@ -5773,6 +5773,7 @@ rb_load(fname, wrap)
 {
     VALUE tmp;
     int state;
+    volatile int prohibit_int = rb_prohibit_interrupt;
     volatile ID last_func;
     volatile VALUE wrapper = 0;
     volatile VALUE self = ruby_top_self;
@@ -5850,6 +5851,7 @@ rb_load(fname, wrap)
 	    free(ruby_scope->local_tbl);
     }
     POP_TAG();
+    rb_prohibit_interrupt = prohibit_int;
     ruby_cref = saved_cref;
     POP_SCOPE();
     POP_FRAME();