diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 2a47ec51ac..343ac3d73c 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -256,13 +256,16 @@ static void ReadKeys(void)
 
     // BUG: Key repeat won't work when pressing L using L=A button mode
     // because it compares the raw key input with the remapped held keys.
-    // Note that newAndRepeatedKeys is never remapped either.
 
+    // Checking the raw held keys instead of the remapped ones matches
+    // the fix implemented in future generations.
+#ifdef BUGFIX
+    if (keyInput != 0 && gMain.heldKeysRaw == keyInput)
+#else
     if (keyInput != 0 && gMain.heldKeys == keyInput)
+#endif
     {
-        gMain.keyRepeatCounter--;
-
-        if (gMain.keyRepeatCounter == 0)
+        if (--gMain.keyRepeatCounter == 0)
         {
             gMain.newAndRepeatedKeys = keyInput;
             gMain.keyRepeatCounter = gKeyRepeatContinueDelay;
@@ -285,6 +288,10 @@ static void ReadKeys(void)
 
         if (JOY_HELD(L_BUTTON))
             gMain.heldKeys |= A_BUTTON;
+        
+        // newAndRepeatedKeys is not remapped at all.
+        // Does not matter in vanilla since newAndRepeatedKeys
+        // is only checked with D-Pad values anyway.
     }
 
     if (JOY_NEW(gMain.watchedKeysMask))