diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 302f5cef99..ce8333d610 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ wxMSW:
 
 wxGTK:
 
+- Fixed missing key events in wxGTK1 build
 - Setting foreground colour of single line wxTextCtrl now works
 - More work on setting defaults in GNOME print dialogs.
 - Also made landscape printing work as per wxMSW.
diff --git a/src/gtk1/window.cpp b/src/gtk1/window.cpp
index 12b9216ad7..df0b4092ea 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/window.cpp
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ static gint gtk_window_key_press_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
     bool ret = false;
     bool return_after_IM = false;
 
-    if( wxTranslateGTKKeyEventToWx(event, win, gdk_event) == false )
+    if ( wxTranslateGTKKeyEventToWx(event, win, gdk_event) )
     {
         // Emit KEY_DOWN event
         ret = win->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( event );