diff --git a/src/events/SDL_keyboard.c b/src/events/SDL_keyboard.c
index ae533db8cb..3a96d5ab21 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_keyboard.c
+++ b/src/events/SDL_keyboard.c
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ bool SDL_SendKeyboardKeyIgnoreModifiers(Uint64 timestamp, SDL_KeyboardID keyboar
 
 bool SDL_SendKeyboardKeyAutoRelease(Uint64 timestamp, SDL_Scancode scancode)
 {
-    return SDL_SendKeyboardKeyInternal(timestamp, KEYBOARD_AUTORELEASE, SDL_GLOBAL_KEYBOARD_ID, 0, scancode, false);
+    return SDL_SendKeyboardKeyInternal(timestamp, KEYBOARD_AUTORELEASE, SDL_GLOBAL_KEYBOARD_ID, 0, scancode, true);
 }
 
 void SDL_ReleaseAutoReleaseKeys(void)