--- a/src/macosx/native/sun/awt/CMenuItem.m	Wed Nov 14 17:56:28 2012 -0800
+++ b/src/macosx/native/sun/awt/CMenuItem.m	Mon Nov 19 12:12:47 2012 +0000
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ JNF_COCOA_ENTER(env);
     NSEvent *currEvent = [[NSApplication sharedApplication] currentEvent];
     if ([currEvent type] == NSKeyDown) {
         NSString *menuKey = [sender keyEquivalent];
-        NSString *eventKey = [currEvent characters];
+        NSString *eventKey = [currEvent charactersIgnoringModifiers];
         if ([menuKey isEqualToString:eventKey]) {
             return;
         }