diff --git a/src/wl_window.c b/src/wl_window.c
index 2e842aaa..ad0c6449 100644
--- a/src/wl_window.c
+++ b/src/wl_window.c
@@ -1796,11 +1796,12 @@ static void keyboardHandleKey(void* userData,
 
             timer.it_value.tv_sec = _glfw.wl.keyRepeatDelay / 1000;
             timer.it_value.tv_nsec = (_glfw.wl.keyRepeatDelay % 1000) * 1000000;
+            timerfd_settime(_glfw.wl.keyRepeatTimerfd, 0, &timer, NULL);
         }
+    } else if (scancode == _glfw.wl.keyRepeatScancode) {
+        timerfd_settime(_glfw.wl.keyRepeatTimerfd, 0, &timer, NULL);
     }
 
-    timerfd_settime(_glfw.wl.keyRepeatTimerfd, 0, &timer, NULL);
-
     _glfwInputKey(window, key, scancode, action, _glfw.wl.xkb.modifiers);
 
     if (action == GLFW_PRESS)