diff --git a/src/Backends/SDLBackend.cpp b/src/Backends/SDLBackend.cpp
index 87842e1e7..d030ef51a 100644
--- a/src/Backends/SDLBackend.cpp
+++ b/src/Backends/SDLBackend.cpp
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ namespace gamescope
 					if ( event.type == SDL_KEYUP && ( event.key.keysym.mod & KMOD_LGUI ) )
 					{
 						auto shortcut = g_shortcutHandler.GetShortcut( key );
-						bool handled = g_shortcutHandler.HandleShortcut( shortcut );
+						g_shortcutHandler.HandleShortcut( shortcut );
 
 						switch ( shortcut )
 						{
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ namespace gamescope
 							default:
 								break;
 						}
-						if ( handled )
+						if ( shortcut != GAMESCOPE_SHORTCUT_NONE )
 						{
 							break;
 						}
diff --git a/src/shortcut.cpp b/src/shortcut.cpp
index 688802130..158cf9bef 100644
--- a/src/shortcut.cpp
+++ b/src/shortcut.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace gamescope
 		return GAMESCOPE_SHORTCUT_NONE;
 	}
 
-	bool ShortcutHandler::HandleShortcut( GamescopeShortcut shortcut )
+	void ShortcutHandler::HandleShortcut( GamescopeShortcut shortcut )
 	{
 		switch ( shortcut )
 		{
@@ -82,11 +82,8 @@ namespace gamescope
 				g_bGrabbed = !g_bGrabbed;
 				break;
 			default:
-				return false;
 				break;
 		}
-
-		return true;
 	}
 
 	static const char* ShortcutNames[GAMESCOPE_SHORTCUT_COUNT] = {
diff --git a/src/shortcut.h b/src/shortcut.h
index 649e13ec2..eebfcfaea 100644
--- a/src/shortcut.h
+++ b/src/shortcut.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace gamescope
 		
 		GamescopeShortcut GetShortcut( uint32_t key );
 
-		bool HandleShortcut( GamescopeShortcut shortcut );
+		void HandleShortcut( GamescopeShortcut shortcut );
 
 	private:
 		std::map<uint32_t, GamescopeShortcut> m_binds;