diff --git a/src/gui/Window.cc b/src/gui/Window.cc
index 5245d24..3a82aa1 100644
--- a/src/gui/Window.cc
+++ b/src/gui/Window.cc
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ void Window::handle_keyval(uint32_t keyval)
     {
         switch (keyval)
         {
-        case SDLK_ESCAPE:
+        case KEYMOD_CTRL + 'q':
             m_exit_requested = true;
             break;
         case '0':