1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/getchar.c b/src/nvim/getchar.c
index fbe503bcd4..9a89170a10 100644
--- a/src/nvim/getchar.c
+++ b/src/nvim/getchar.c
@@ -1450,13 +1450,14 @@ int merge_modifiers(int c_arg)
   if (mod_mask & MOD_MASK_CTRL) {
     if ((c >= '`' && c <= 0x7f) || (c >= '@' && c <= '_')) {
       c &= 0x1f;
-      mod_mask &= ~MOD_MASK_CTRL;
       if (c == 0) {
         c = K_ZERO;
       }
     } else if (c == '6') {
       // CTRL-6 is equivalent to CTRL-^
       c = 0x1e;
+    }
+    if (c != c_arg) {
       mod_mask &= ~MOD_MASK_CTRL;
     }
   }