--- SDL-1.2.7.orig/src/events/SDL_keyboard.c	2004-02-18 18:22:00.000000000 +0100
+++ SDL-1.2.7/src/events/SDL_keyboard.c	2005-01-02 19:03:24.009219321 +0100
@@ -491,7 +491,8 @@
 			/*
 			 * jk 991215 - Added
 			 */
-			if ( SDL_KeyRepeat.timestamp ) {
+			if ( ( SDL_KeyRepeat.evt.key.keysym.sym == keysym->sym )
+					&& SDL_KeyRepeat.timestamp ) {
 				SDL_KeyRepeat.timestamp = 0;
 			}
 			break;