diff --git a/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java b/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
index 43b1d6f59c..be775dba3a 100644
--- a/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
+++ b/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
@@ -1478,9 +1478,7 @@ public class SDLActivity extends Activity implements View.OnSystemUiVisibilityCh
         // Furthermore, it's possible a game controller has SOURCE_KEYBOARD and
         // SOURCE_JOYSTICK, while its key events arrive from the keyboard source
         // So, retrieve the device itself and check all of its sources
-        //
-        // Echo events (event.getRepeatCount() > 0) should be ignored
-        if (SDLControllerManager.isDeviceSDLJoystick(deviceId) && event.getRepeatCount() == 0) {
+        if (SDLControllerManager.isDeviceSDLJoystick(deviceId)) {
             // Note that we process events with specific key codes here
             if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
                 if (SDLControllerManager.onNativePadDown(deviceId, keyCode, event.getScanCode())) {