diff --git a/tinywl/tinywl.c b/tinywl/tinywl.c
index 6939b604e..bf98495d7 100644
--- a/tinywl/tinywl.c
+++ b/tinywl/tinywl.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static void keyboard_handle_key(
 
 	bool handled = false;
 	uint32_t modifiers = wlr_keyboard_get_modifiers(keyboard->device->keyboard);
-	if ((modifiers & WLR_MODIFIER_ALT) && event->state == WLR_BUTTON_PRESSED) {
+	if ((modifiers & WLR_MODIFIER_ALT) && event->state == WLR_KEY_PRESSED) {
 		for (int i = 0; i < nsyms; i++) {
 			handled = handle_keybinding(server, syms[i]);
 		}