diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 12ea10be2b37..2abf49d3cd04 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ This documents significant changes in the 1.0 branch of ksh 93u+m.
 For full details, see the git log at: https://github.com/ksh93/ksh/tree/1.0
 Uppercase BUG_* IDs are shell bug IDs as used by the Modernish shell library.
 
+2024-01-14:
+
+- Fixed a regression introduced on 2022-11-01 that caused ksh to enter
+  an infinite loop after using the up arrow in emacs mode with an empty
+  history file.
+
 2024-01-11:
 
 - Fixed ancient incorrect behaviour in the 'kill' built-in: it sent SIGCONT
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/edit/emacs.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/edit/emacs.c
index f3a5b984fae1..78075fc56d11 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/edit/emacs.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/edit/emacs.c
@@ -659,9 +659,7 @@ int ed_emacsread(void *context, int fd,char *buff,int scend, int reedit)
 			{
 				hline = hismin+1;
 				beep();
-#ifndef ESH_NFIRST
 				continue;
-#endif
 			}
 			goto common;