diff --git a/gdk/win32/gdkevents-win32.c b/gdk/win32/gdkevents-win32.c
index 1c1e9d57e1..1707a8d428 100644
--- a/gdk/win32/gdkevents-win32.c
+++ b/gdk/win32/gdkevents-win32.c
@@ -2540,7 +2540,7 @@ gdk_event_translate (MSG  *msg,
       if (_gdk_display->keyboard_grab.window != NULL &&
 	  !GDK_WINDOW_DESTROYED (_gdk_display->keyboard_grab.window))
 	{
-	  generate_grab_broken_event (_gdk_display->keyboard_grab.window, FALSE, NULL);
+	  generate_grab_broken_event (_gdk_display->keyboard_grab.window, TRUE, NULL);
 	}
 
       /* fallthrough */