diff --git a/code/client/cl_keys.c b/code/client/cl_keys.c
index 539dd77a..9bfb7144 100644
--- a/code/client/cl_keys.c
+++ b/code/client/cl_keys.c
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ int Key_StringToKeynum( char *str ) {
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if ( !str[1] ) {
-		return str[0];
+		return tolower( str[0] );
 	}
 
 	// check for hex code