diff --git a/stdlib/REPL/src/LineEdit.jl b/stdlib/REPL/src/LineEdit.jl
index 4af7ea187d9e9..d3072978d2537 100644
--- a/stdlib/REPL/src/LineEdit.jl
+++ b/stdlib/REPL/src/LineEdit.jl
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ mutable struct MIState
     key_repeats::Int
     last_action::Symbol
     current_action::Symbol
-    async_channel::Channel
+    async_channel::Channel{Function}
 end
 
-MIState(i, mod, c, a, m) = MIState(i, mod, c, a, m, String[], 0, Char[], 0, :none, :none, Channel())
+MIState(i, mod, c, a, m) = MIState(i, mod, c, a, m, String[], 0, Char[], 0, :none, :none, Channel{Function}())
 
 const BufferLike = Union{MIState,ModeState,IOBuffer}
 const State = Union{MIState,ModeState}
@@ -2828,40 +2828,45 @@ function prompt!(term::TextTerminal, prompt::ModalInterface, s::MIState = init_s
     try
         activate(prompt, s, term, term)
         old_state = mode(s)
+        l = Base.ReentrantLock()
+        t = @async while true
+            fcn = take!(s.async_channel)
+            status = @lock l fcn(s)
+            status ∈ (:ok, :ignore) || break
+        end
+        Base.errormonitor(t)
         while true
             kmap = keymap(s, prompt)
-            waitany((
-                @async(eof(term) || peek(term, Char)),
-                @async(wait(s.async_channel)),
-                ), throw=true)
-            fcn = isempty(s.async_channel) ? match_input(kmap, s) : take!(s.async_channel)
-            kdata = keymap_data(s, prompt)
-            s.current_action = :unknown # if the to-be-run action doesn't update this field,
-                                        # :unknown will be recorded in the last_action field
-            local status
-            # errors in keymaps shouldn't cause the REPL to fail, so wrap in a
-            # try/catch block
-            try
-                status = fcn(s, kdata)
-            catch e
-                @error "Error in the keymap" exception=e,catch_backtrace()
-                # try to cleanup and get `s` back to its original state before returning
-                transition(s, :reset)
-                transition(s, old_state)
-                status = :done
-            end
-            status !== :ignore && (s.last_action = s.current_action)
-            if status === :abort
-                s.aborted = true
-                return buffer(s), false, false
-            elseif status === :done
-                return buffer(s), true, false
-            elseif status === :suspend
-                if Sys.isunix()
-                    return buffer(s), true, true
+            fcn = match_input(kmap, s)
+            @lock l begin
+                kdata = keymap_data(s, prompt)
+                s.current_action = :unknown # if the to-be-run action doesn't update this field,
+                                            # :unknown will be recorded in the last_action field
+                local status
+                # errors in keymaps shouldn't cause the REPL to fail, so wrap in a
+                # try/catch block
+                try
+                    status = fcn(s, kdata)
+                catch e
+                    @error "Error in the keymap" exception=e,catch_backtrace()
+                    # try to cleanup and get `s` back to its original state before returning
+                    transition(s, :reset)
+                    transition(s, old_state)
+                    status = :done
+                end
+                status !== :ignore && (s.last_action = s.current_action)
+                if status === :abort
+                    s.aborted = true
+                    return buffer(s), false, false
+                elseif status === :done
+                    return buffer(s), true, false
+                elseif status === :suspend
+                    if Sys.isunix()
+                        return buffer(s), true, true
+                    end
+                else
+                    @assert status ∈ (:ok, :ignore)
                 end
-            else
-                @assert status ∈ (:ok, :ignore)
             end
         end
     finally
diff --git a/stdlib/REPL/src/REPL.jl b/stdlib/REPL/src/REPL.jl
index 34af995c9b162..aa1a51fc380aa 100644
--- a/stdlib/REPL/src/REPL.jl
+++ b/stdlib/REPL/src/REPL.jl
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ function setup_interface(
                     REPLExt = load_pkg()
                     if REPLExt isa Module && isdefined(REPLExt, :PkgCompletionProvider)
                         put!(s.async_channel,
-                            function (s::MIState, _)
+                            function (s::MIState)
                                 LineEdit.mode(s) === dummy_pkg_mode || return :ok
                                 for mode in repl.interface.modes
                                     if mode isa LineEdit.Prompt && mode.complete isa REPLExt.PkgCompletionProvider
diff --git a/stdlib/REPL/src/precompile.jl b/stdlib/REPL/src/precompile.jl
index 3154642b74307..7c45bc8a0be5b 100644
--- a/stdlib/REPL/src/precompile.jl
+++ b/stdlib/REPL/src/precompile.jl
@@ -220,14 +220,8 @@ end
 generate_precompile_statements()
 
 precompile(Tuple{typeof(getproperty), REPL.REPLBackend, Symbol})
-
-# Helps Pkg repl mode switch
-precompile(Tuple{typeof(REPL.Terminals.clear_line), REPL.Terminals.TTYTerminal})
-precompile(Tuple{typeof(Base.print), REPL.Terminals.TTYTerminal, Base.AnnotatedString{String}})
-precompile(Tuple{typeof(Base.peek), Base.TTY, Type{Char}})
-precompile(Tuple{typeof(Base.similar), Array{String, 1}})
-precompile(Tuple{typeof(Base.Iterators.enumerate), Array{String, 1}})
-precompile(Tuple{typeof(Base.setindex!), Array{String, 1}, String, Int64})
-precompile(Tuple{typeof(Base.convert), Type{Base.Dict{String, Union{Array{String, 1}, String}}}, Base.Dict{String, Any}})
+precompile(Tuple{typeof(Base.take!), Base.Channel{Function}})
+precompile(Tuple{typeof(Base.put!), Base.Channel{Function}, Function})
+precompile(Tuple{typeof(Core.kwcall), NamedTuple{names, T} where T<:Tuple where names, typeof(REPL.LineEdit.complete_line), REPL.LineEdit.EmptyCompletionProvider, Any})
 
 end # Precompile