diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 783e868d..6bfb2214 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 	* src/nano.c (do_mouse): Clicking on the titlebar or the statusbar
 	should not break a series of ^Ks, thus result must not be zero.
 	* src/nano.c (do_input): A toggle should not break a series of ^Ks.
+	* src/winio.c (get_shortcut): Do not treat holding both Control and
+	Meta the same as holding only Control.
 
 2014-06-11  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/winio.c (get_mouseinput): Produce the correct return value for
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index d7c7dea3..87aad692 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -1773,11 +1773,9 @@ const sc *get_shortcut(int menu, int *kbinput, bool *meta_key)
     fprintf(stderr, "get_shortcut(): kbinput = %d, meta_key = %s -- ", *kbinput, *meta_key ? "TRUE" : "FALSE");
 #endif
 
-    /* Check for shortcuts. */
     for (s = sclist; s != NULL; s = s->next) {
-        if ((menu & s->menu)
-		&& ((s->type == META && *meta_key == TRUE && *kbinput == s->seq)
-		|| (s->type != META && *kbinput == s->seq))) {
+        if ((menu & s->menu) && *kbinput == s->seq
+		&& *meta_key == (s->type == META)) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	    fprintf (stderr, "matched seq \"%s\", and btw meta was %d (menu is %x from %x)\n",
 			     s->keystr, *meta_key, menu, s->menu);