diff --git a/input/drivers_keyboard/keyboard_event_x11.c b/input/drivers_keyboard/keyboard_event_x11.c
index fd89d4af44..9acd323b62 100644
--- a/input/drivers_keyboard/keyboard_event_x11.c
+++ b/input/drivers_keyboard/keyboard_event_x11.c
@@ -80,13 +80,12 @@ static size_t conv_utf8_utf32(uint32_t *out,
 void x11_handle_key_event(XEvent *event, XIC ic, bool filter)
 {
    int i;
-   unsigned state;
+   unsigned state, key;
    uint16_t mod = 0;
    char keybuf[32] = {0};
    uint32_t chars[32] = {0};
 
    bool down     = event->type == KeyPress;
-   unsigned key  = input_keymaps_translate_keysym_to_rk(XLookupKeysym(&event->xkey, 0));
    int num       = 0;
    KeySym keysym = 0;
 
@@ -111,6 +110,7 @@ void x11_handle_key_event(XEvent *event, XIC ic, bool filter)
 #endif
    }
 
+   key   = input_keymaps_translate_keysym_to_rk(keysym);
    state = event->xkey.state;
 
    if (state & ShiftMask)