diff --git a/Lib/turtledemo/sorting_animate.py b/Lib/turtledemo/sorting_animate.py
index e0a2877cd5d621..8bfaa74b719c6b 100644
--- a/Lib/turtledemo/sorting_animate.py
+++ b/Lib/turtledemo/sorting_animate.py
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ def enable_keys():
     onkey(start_ssort, "s")
     onkey(start_qsort, "q")
     onkey(randomize, "r")
-    onkey(bye, "space")
 
 def main():
     getscreen().clearscreen()
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ def main():
     return "EVENTLOOP"
 
 instructions1 = "press i for insertion sort, s for selection sort, q for quicksort"
-instructions2 = "spacebar to quit, r to randomize"
+instructions2 = "r to randomize"
 
 if __name__=="__main__":
     msg = main()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-11-08-18-39-50.gh-issue-125763.F2p5_U.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-11-08-18-39-50.gh-issue-125763.F2p5_U.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6bc697c8d89f08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-11-08-18-39-50.gh-issue-125763.F2p5_U.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix an abnormal exit of a case in turtledemo.