diff --git a/src/exec.cpp b/src/exec.cpp
index 1d1c00db0..d85fe865a 100644
--- a/src/exec.cpp
+++ b/src/exec.cpp
@@ -663,7 +663,6 @@ static proc_performer_t get_performer_for_process(process_t *p, job_t *job,
     lineage.job_tree = job->job_tree;
     lineage.block_io = io_chain;
     lineage.root_constructed = job->root_constructed;
-    lineage.root_has_job_control = job->wants_job_control();
 
     if (p->type == process_type_t::block_node) {
         const parsed_source_ref_t &source = p->block_node_source;
diff --git a/src/parse_execution.cpp b/src/parse_execution.cpp
index 459bf3eef..a43aa23fa 100644
--- a/src/parse_execution.cpp
+++ b/src/parse_execution.cpp
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ end_execution_reason_t parse_execution_context_t::run_1_job(tnode_t<g::job> job_
     bool wants_job_control =
         (job_control_mode == job_control_t::all) ||
         ((job_control_mode == job_control_t::interactive) && parser->is_interactive()) ||
-        lineage.root_has_job_control;
+        (lineage.job_tree && lineage.job_tree->wants_job_control());
 
     job_t::properties_t props{};
     props.wants_terminal = wants_job_control && !ld.is_event;
diff --git a/src/proc.h b/src/proc.h
index 8085e3e37..799ae80b4 100644
--- a/src/proc.h
+++ b/src/proc.h
@@ -335,10 +335,6 @@ struct job_lineage_t {
     /// is part of a pipeline, then this may be set.
     job_tree_ref_t job_tree{};
 
-    /// Whether job control is on for the root.
-    /// This is set if our job is nested as part of a function or block execution.
-    bool root_has_job_control{false};
-
     /// The IO chain associated with any block containing this job.
     /// For example, in `begin; foo ; end < file.txt` this would have the 'file.txt' IO.
     io_chain_t block_io{};