diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index eda96a1e10..ae474682b5 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -844,10 +844,6 @@ static void wxFillOtherKeyEventFields(wxKeyEvent& event,
     event.m_rawFlags = 0;
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
     event.m_uniChar = gdk_keyval_to_unicode(gdk_event->keyval);
-    if ( gdk_event->type == GDK_KEY_PRESS ||  gdk_event->type == GDK_KEY_RELEASE )
-    {
-        event.m_uniChar = toupper(event.m_uniChar);
-    }
 #endif
     wxGetMousePosition( &x, &y );
     win->ScreenToClient( &x, &y );
@@ -955,6 +951,12 @@ wxTranslateGTKKeyEventToWx(wxKeyEvent& event,
     wxFillOtherKeyEventFields(event, win, gdk_event);
 
     event.m_keyCode = key_code;
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+    if ( gdk_event->type == GDK_KEY_PRESS ||  gdk_event->type == GDK_KEY_RELEASE )
+    {
+        event.m_uniChar = key_code;
+    }
+#endif
 
     return true;
 }