diff --git a/src/tty/key.c b/src/tty/key.c
index 62f71c9d7..eec6b2bd2 100644
--- a/src/tty/key.c
+++ b/src/tty/key.c
@@ -1232,10 +1232,11 @@ lookup_key (char *keyname)
     if (keyname == NULL)
         return 0;
 
-    keys = g_strsplit (keyname, "-", -1);
+    keys = g_strsplit_set (keyname, "-+", -1);
     keys_count = g_strv_length (keys);
     for (i = keys_count - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
         if (keys[i] != NULL && keys[i][0] != 0) {
+            g_strstrip(keys[i]);
             key = lookup_keyname (keys[i]);
             if (key & KEY_M_CTRL) {
                 if (k < 256)