diff --git a/neo/sys/sdl/sdl_events.cpp b/neo/sys/sdl/sdl_events.cpp
index 8764656a..4ed83410 100644
--- a/neo/sys/sdl/sdl_events.cpp
+++ b/neo/sys/sdl/sdl_events.cpp
@@ -887,7 +887,13 @@ sysEvent_t Sys_GetEvent()
 					
 					if( key == 0 )
 					{
-					
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
+						// SDL2 has no ev.key.keysym.unicode anymore.. but the scancode should work well enough for console
+						if( ev.type == SDL_KEYDOWN ) // FIXME: don't complain if this was an ASCII char and the console is open?
+							common->Warning( "unmapped SDL key %d scancode %d", ev.key.keysym.sym, ev.key.keysym.scancode );
+
+						return res_none;
+#else
 						unsigned char uc = ev.key.keysym.unicode & 0xff;
 						// check if its an unmapped console key
 						if( uc == Sys_GetConsoleKey( false ) || uc == Sys_GetConsoleKey( true ) )
@@ -901,6 +907,7 @@ sysEvent_t Sys_GetEvent()
 								common->Warning( "unmapped SDL key %d (0x%x) scancode %d", ev.key.keysym.sym, ev.key.keysym.unicode, ev.key.keysym.scancode );
 							return res_none;
 						}
+#endif
 					}
 				}