@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ run(Uxn *u)

 	while(!devsystem->dat[0xf]) {

 		SDL_Event event;

 		double elapsed, begin = 0;

+		int ksym;

 		if(!BENCH)

 			begin = SDL_GetPerformanceCounter();

 		while(SDL_PollEvent(&event) != 0) {

@@ -544,6 +545,10 @@ run(Uxn *u)

 				doctrl(u, &event, event.type == SDL_KEYDOWN);

 				uxn_eval(u, devctrl->vector);

 				devctrl->dat[3] = 0;

+

+				ksym = event.key.keysym.sym;

+				if(SDL_PeepEvents(&event, 1, SDL_PEEKEVENT, SDL_KEYUP, SDL_KEYUP) == 1 && ksym == event.key.keysym.sym)

+					goto breakout;

 				break;

 			case SDL_MOUSEWHEEL:

 			case SDL_MOUSEBUTTONUP:

@@ -563,6 +568,7 @@ run(Uxn *u)

 					uxn_eval(u, peek16((devaudio0 + (event.type - audio0_event))->dat, 0));

 			}

 		}

+breakout:

 		uxn_eval(u, devscreen->vector);

 		if(ppu.reqdraw || devsystem->dat[0xe])

 			redraw(u);