diff --git a/src/vte.c b/src/vte.c
index b0971c7..33eb70e 100644
--- a/src/vte.c
+++ b/src/vte.c
@@ -4776,7 +4776,7 @@ vte_translate_national_ctrlkeys (GdkEventKey *event)
 
 	gdk_keymap_translate_keyboard_state (keymap,
 			event->hardware_keycode, event->state,
-			0, /* Force 0 group (English) */
+			event->group,
 			&keyval, NULL, NULL, &consumed_modifiers);
 
 	_vte_debug_print (VTE_DEBUG_EVENTS,
