diff --git a/src/windy/platforms/linux/x11.nim b/src/windy/platforms/linux/x11.nim
index 5b29e3c..e7ed0f9 100644
--- a/src/windy/platforms/linux/x11.nim
+++ b/src/windy/platforms/linux/x11.nim
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import
 import ../../http
 export http
 
+proc XkbSetDetectableAutoRepeat(display: Display, detectable: cint,
+    supported: ptr cint): cint {.cdecl, importc, dynlib: libX11.}
+
 type
   XWindow = x.Window
 
@@ -154,6 +157,9 @@ proc init =
 
   display.initConstants()
 
+  var detectableRepeatSupported: cint
+  discard XkbSetDetectableAutoRepeat(display, 1, detectableRepeatSupported.addr)
+
   wmForDecoratedKind =
     if (decoratedAtom = atomIfExist"_MOTIF_WM_HINTS"; decoratedAtom != 0):
       WmForDecoratedKind.motiv