diff --git a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsevents.c b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsevents.c
index 2414f428b7..f40d679de4 100644
--- a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsevents.c
+++ b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsevents.c
@@ -1046,12 +1046,13 @@ WIN_WindowProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
     case WM_KEYDOWN:
     case WM_SYSKEYDOWN:
     {
+        SDL_Scancode code = WindowsScanCodeToSDLScanCode(lParam, wParam);
+        const Uint8 *keyboardState = SDL_GetKeyboardState(NULL);
+
         if (skip_bad_lcrtl(wParam, lParam)) {
             returnCode = 0;
             break;
         }
-        SDL_Scancode code = WindowsScanCodeToSDLScanCode(lParam, wParam);
-        const Uint8 *keyboardState = SDL_GetKeyboardState(NULL);
 
         /* Detect relevant keyboard shortcuts */
         if (keyboardState[SDL_SCANCODE_LALT] == SDL_PRESSED || keyboardState[SDL_SCANCODE_RALT] == SDL_PRESSED) {
@@ -1072,12 +1073,13 @@ WIN_WindowProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
     case WM_SYSKEYUP:
     case WM_KEYUP:
     {
+        SDL_Scancode code = WindowsScanCodeToSDLScanCode(lParam, wParam);
+        const Uint8 *keyboardState = SDL_GetKeyboardState(NULL);
+
         if (skip_bad_lcrtl(wParam, lParam)) {
             returnCode = 0;
             break;
         }
-        SDL_Scancode code = WindowsScanCodeToSDLScanCode(lParam, wParam);
-        const Uint8 *keyboardState = SDL_GetKeyboardState(NULL);
 
         if (code != SDL_SCANCODE_UNKNOWN) {
             if (code == SDL_SCANCODE_PRINTSCREEN &&