diff --git a/src/appshell/view/navigableappmenumodel.cpp b/src/appshell/view/navigableappmenumodel.cpp
index c2673de21da46..646ce21e13027 100644
--- a/src/appshell/view/navigableappmenumodel.cpp
+++ b/src/appshell/view/navigableappmenumodel.cpp
@@ -276,12 +276,11 @@ bool NavigableAppMenuModel::processEventForAppMenu(QEvent* event)
     bool isNavigationWithSymbol = !modifiers
                                   && isSingleSymbol
                                   && isNavigationStarted;
-    bool isNavigationWithAlt = (modifiers & Qt::AltModifier)
-                               && !(modifiers & Qt::ShiftModifier)
+    bool isNavigationWithAlt = (modifiers == Qt::AltModifier)
                                && isSingleSymbol;
 
     bool isAltKey = key == Qt::Key_Alt
-                    && key != Qt::Key_Shift
+                    && !(modifiers & Qt::ControlModifier)
                     && !(modifiers & Qt::ShiftModifier);
 
     switch (event->type()) {