diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntuser/input.c b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntuser/input.c
index 98bd07b651d..dbbcc82c9a6 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntuser/input.c
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntuser/input.c
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ KeyboardThreadMain(PVOID StartContext)
                }
                else
                {
-                  RepeatCount = 0;
+                  RepeatCount = 1;
                   LastFlags = KeyInput.Flags & (KEY_E0 | KEY_E1);
                   LastMakeCode = KeyInput.MakeCode;
                }