diff --git a/src/x11/app.cpp b/src/x11/app.cpp
index 2d35f3b630..a7165cf5ec 100644
--- a/src/x11/app.cpp
+++ b/src/x11/app.cpp
@@ -398,8 +398,8 @@ bool wxApp::ProcessXEvent(WXEvent* _event)
             keyEvent.SetEventType(wxEVT_CHAR);
             // Do the translation again, retaining the ASCII
             // code.
-            wxTranslateKeyEvent(keyEvent, win, window, event, true);
-            if (win->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( keyEvent ))
+            if (wxTranslateKeyEvent(keyEvent, win, window, event, true) &&
+                win->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( keyEvent ))
                 return true;
 
             if ( (keyEvent.m_keyCode == WXK_TAB) &&