diff --git a/src/hotkey/hotkey_preferences_display.cpp b/src/hotkey/hotkey_preferences_display.cpp
index e52621336b8..b69c5ec37e4 100644
--- a/src/hotkey/hotkey_preferences_display.cpp
+++ b/src/hotkey/hotkey_preferences_display.cpp
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ void hotkey_preferences_dialog::show_binding_dialog(
 		case SDL_KEYDOWN:
 			keycode = event.key.keysym.sym;
 #if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
-			character = event.keysym.scancode,
+			character = event.key.keysym.scancode,
 #else
 			character = event.key.keysym.unicode;
 #endif