diff --git a/src/emucore/EventHandler.cxx b/src/emucore/EventHandler.cxx
index 4fc07f446..0ede3527a 100644
--- a/src/emucore/EventHandler.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/EventHandler.cxx
@@ -865,7 +865,8 @@ void EventHandler::handleEvent(Event::Type event, bool pressed, bool repeat)
   }
 
   // Otherwise, pass it to the emulation core
-  myEvent.set(event, pressed);
+  if (!repeat)
+    myEvent.set(event, pressed);
 }
 
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