diff --git a/llvm/lib/Support/Unix/Process.inc b/llvm/lib/Support/Unix/Process.inc
--- a/llvm/lib/Support/Unix/Process.inc
+++ b/llvm/lib/Support/Unix/Process.inc
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@
   // First, acquire a global lock because these C routines are thread hostile.
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> G(*TermColorMutex);
 
+  struct term *previous_term = set_curterm(nullptr);
   int errret = 0;
   if (setupterm(nullptr, fd, &errret) != 0)
     // Regardless of why, if we can't get terminfo, we shouldn't try to print
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@
 
   // Now extract the structure allocated by setupterm and free its memory
   // through a really silly dance.
-  struct term *termp = set_curterm(nullptr);
+  struct term *termp = set_curterm(previous_term);
   (void)del_curterm(termp); // Drop any errors here.
 
   // Return true if we found a color capabilities for the current terminal.