diff --git a/hw/xquartz/quartzKeyboard.c b/hw/xquartz/quartzKeyboard.c
index a212eb546..0e662a49b 100644
--- a/hw/xquartz/quartzKeyboard.c
+++ b/hw/xquartz/quartzKeyboard.c
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ void DarwinKeyboardInit(DeviceIntPtr pDev) {
         XkbSetRepeatKeys(pDev, -1, AutoRepeatModeOn);
     }
 
+    SetKeySymsMap(&inputInfo.keyboard->key->curKeySyms, &pDev->key->curKeySyms);
 }
 
 void DarwinKeyboardReloadHandler(int screenNum, xEventPtr xe, DeviceIntPtr pDev, int nevents) {