diff --git a/hw/xquartz/quartzKeyboard.c b/hw/xquartz/quartzKeyboard.c
index 8dfea2797..6d5bad945 100644
--- a/hw/xquartz/quartzKeyboard.c
+++ b/hw/xquartz/quartzKeyboard.c
@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ void DarwinKeyboardInit(DeviceIntPtr pDev) {
 
         XkbSetRepeatKeys(pDev, -1, AutoRepeatModeOn);
     }
+
+    SetKeySymsMap(&inputInfo.keyboard->key->curKeySyms, &pDev->key->curKeySyms);
 }
 
 void DarwinKeyboardReloadHandler(int screenNum, xEventPtr xe, DeviceIntPtr pDev, int nevents) {