diff --git a/.config/nvim/after/plugin/telescope.lua b/.config/nvim/after/plugin/telescope.lua
index 9fbec873..7640a625 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/after/plugin/telescope.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/after/plugin/telescope.lua
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ telescope.setup {
     -- https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim/issues/938#issuecomment-877539724
     defaults = themes.get_ivy {
         vimgrep_arguments = vimgrep_arguments,
+        mappings = {
+            n = {
+                ["<C-c>"] = actions.close,
+            },
+        },
         layout_config = { height = 0.4 },
         borderchars = {
             "",