diff --git a/src/hotkey/command_executor.cpp b/src/hotkey/command_executor.cpp
index db8e089938bef..c06b54541a78c 100644
--- a/src/hotkey/command_executor.cpp
+++ b/src/hotkey/command_executor.cpp
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ static void event_execute( const SDL_Event& event, command_executor* executor)
 		if(!CKey::is_uncomposable(event.key) && !(mods & KMOD_CTRL) && !(mods & KMOD_ALT) && !(mods & KMOD_GUI)) {
 				return;
 		}
-	} else if(event.type == SDL_TEXTINPUT && utf8::size(utf8::string(event.text.text, event.text.text + 32)) == 1) {
+	} else if(event.type == SDL_TEXTINPUT && event.text.text[31] == 0 && utf8::size(utf8::string(event.text.text)) == 1) {
 		return;
 	}