diff --git a/lisp/ob-exp.el b/lisp/ob-exp.el
index 1830730e4..46506fcfd 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-exp.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-exp.el
@@ -405,8 +405,7 @@ inhibit insertion of results into the buffer."
 	  (`lob
 	   (save-excursion
 	     (goto-char (nth 5 info))
-	     (let (org-confirm-babel-evaluate)
-	       (org-babel-execute-src-block nil info)))))))))
+	     (org-babel-execute-src-block nil info))))))))
 
 (provide 'ob-exp)
 
diff --git a/testing/lisp/test-ob-lob.el b/testing/lisp/test-ob-lob.el
index 4b29918ae..bf3398077 100644
--- a/testing/lisp/test-ob-lob.el
+++ b/testing/lisp/test-ob-lob.el
@@ -250,6 +250,34 @@ call_test-newline[:eval yes :results raw]('(1\n2))<point>"
 <point>#+call: bar()"
 	(org-babel-execute-src-block nil (org-babel-lob-get-info))))))
 
+(ert-deftest test-ob-lob/confirm-evaluate ()
+  "Test confirmation when exporting lob calls."
+  ;; With the default `org-confirm-babel-evaluate' of t, the caller is
+  ;; queried one time.
+  (should
+   (= 1
+      (let ((org-export-use-babel t)
+	    (org-confirm-babel-evaluate t)
+	    (confirm-evaluate-calls 0))
+	(cl-letf (((symbol-function 'yes-or-no-p)
+		   (lambda (&rest _ignore)
+		     (cl-incf confirm-evaluate-calls)
+		     t)))
+	  (org-test-with-temp-text
+	      "
+#+name: foo
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  nil
+#+end_src
+
+#+call: foo()"
+	    (let ((string (buffer-string)))
+	      (with-temp-buffer
+		(org-mode)
+		(insert string)
+		(org-babel-exp-process-buffer)
+		confirm-evaluate-calls))))))))
+
 (provide 'test-ob-lob)
 
 ;;; test-ob-lob.el ends here