diff --git a/lib/setup.php b/lib/setup.php
index 6c300f5ecc2..e711c2ed552 100644
--- a/lib/setup.php
+++ b/lib/setup.php
@@ -850,6 +850,8 @@ foreach ($pluginswithfunction as $plugins) {
 }
 
 \core\session\manager::start();
+// Prevent ignoresesskey hack from getting carried over to a next page.
+unset($USER->ignoresesskey);
 
 if (!empty($CFG->proxylogunsafe) || !empty($CFG->proxyfixunsafe)) {
     if (!empty($CFG->proxyfixunsafe)) {