diff -p -up clisp-2.48/src/stream.d.orig clisp-2.48/src/stream.d
--- clisp-2.48/src/stream.d.orig	2009-08-19 02:11:20.000000000 -0300
+++ clisp-2.48/src/stream.d	2009-08-19 02:12:21.000000000 -0300
@@ -9996,7 +9996,7 @@ local maygc object make_terminal_stream_
   var bool same_tty = stdin_tty && stdout_tty && stdio_same_tty_p();
   end_system_call();
  #ifdef HAVE_TERMINAL3
-  if (rl_gnu_readline_p && same_tty) { /* Build a TERMINAL3-Stream: */
+  if (rl_gnu_readline_p && same_tty && !ilisp_mode) { /* Build a TERMINAL3-Stream: */
     pushSTACK(make_ssstring(80)); /* allocate line-buffer */
     pushSTACK(make_ssstring(80)); /* allocate line-buffer */
     pushSTACK(allocate_handle(stdout_handle));
@@ -15198,11 +15198,6 @@ global maygc void init_streamvars (bool 
     rl_readline_name = name;
   }
   #endif
-  if (ilisp_mode) {
-    /* Simulate the following instruction in .inputrc:
-       Control-i: self-insert */
-    rl_bind_key(CTRL('I'),rl_named_function("self-insert"));
-  }
   rl_attempted_completion_function = &lisp_completion_matches;
   rl_completion_entry_function = &lisp_completion_more;
   rl_variable_bind("comment-begin",";");