diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11xinput2.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11xinput2.c
index a0269e747e..5d72ce99e8 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11xinput2.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11xinput2.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ void X11_HandleXinput2Event(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, XGenericEventCookie *cookie)
                 /* Ignore slave button events on non-focused windows, as they can arrive before FocusIn events,
                  * or result in focus being incorrectly set while a grab is active.
                  */
-                if (SDL_GetMouseFocus() != windowdata->window || SDL_GetKeyboardFocus() != windowdata->window) {
+                if (SDL_GetMouseFocus() != windowdata->window) {
                     break;
                 }