diff --git a/shared-module/time/__init__.c b/shared-module/time/__init__.c
index dd232e755e..559e224a3f 100644
--- a/shared-module/time/__init__.c
+++ b/shared-module/time/__init__.c
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ void common_hal_time_delay_ms(uint32_t delay) {
     // if the delay was cut short by a CTRL-C then clear the keyboard exception
     if(MP_STATE_VM(mp_pending_exception) == MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(&MP_STATE_VM(mp_kbd_exception)))
      {
-       MP_STATE_VM (mp_pending_exception) = MP_OBJ_NULL; 
+      // clear exception and generate stacktrace
+       MP_STATE_VM(mp_pending_exception) = MP_OBJ_NULL;
        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception(&mp_type_KeyboardInterrupt));
      }
 }