--- a/readline.c	2013-10-28 19:58:06.000000000 +0100
+++ b/readline.c	2015-03-25 13:45:43.900418511 +0100
@@ -744,7 +744,8 @@ _rl_dispatch_callback (cxt)
     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);