1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qkeysequence.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qkeysequence.cpp
index 6ea502b70b..9c0b07c64e 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qkeysequence.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qkeysequence.cpp
@@ -1259,13 +1259,20 @@ int QKeySequencePrivate::decodeString(const QString &str, QKeySequence::Sequence
         // Rational: A modifier will contain the name AND +, so longer than 1, a length of 1 is just
         // the remaining part of the shortcut (ei. The 'C' in "Ctrl+C"), so no need to check that.
         if (sub.length() > 1) {
+            bool validModifier = false;
             for (int j = 0; j < modifs.size(); ++j) {
                 const QModifKeyName &mkf = modifs.at(j);
                 if (sub == mkf.name) {
                     ret |= mkf.qt_key;
+                    validModifier = true;
                     break; // Shortcut, since if we find an other it would/should just be a dup
                 }
             }
+            // We couldn't match the string with a modifier. This is only
+            // possible if this part is the key. The key is never followed by a
+            // '+'. And if the key is '+' the if() above would have skipped it.
+            if (!validModifier)
+                return Qt::Key_unknown;
         }
         lastI = i + 1;
     }