diff --git a/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp b/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp
index e19833019d..e4ffa6cd9a 100644
--- a/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ SplashScreen::~SplashScreen()
 bool SplashScreen::eventFilter(QObject * obj, QEvent * ev) {
     if (ev->type() == QEvent::KeyPress) {
         QKeyEvent *keyEvent = static_cast<QKeyEvent *>(ev);
-        if(keyEvent->text()[0] == 'q') {
+        if (keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Q) {
             m_node.startShutdown();
         }
     }