diff --git a/Kernel/Devices/HID/KeyboardDevice.cpp b/Kernel/Devices/HID/KeyboardDevice.cpp
index 67c355074e..d74d7feec9 100644
--- a/Kernel/Devices/HID/KeyboardDevice.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Devices/HID/KeyboardDevice.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ void KeyboardDevice::handle_input_event(KeyEvent queued_event)
         }
     }
 
+    if (queued_event.map_entry_index != 0xFF)
+        queued_event.code_point = HIDManagement::the().get_char_from_character_map(queued_event, queued_event.map_entry_index);
+
     // If using a non-QWERTY layout, queued_event.key needs to be updated to be the same as event.code_point
     KeyCode mapped_key = code_point_to_key_code(queued_event.code_point);
     if (mapped_key != KeyCode::Key_Invalid)
@@ -58,9 +61,6 @@ void KeyboardDevice::handle_input_event(KeyEvent queued_event)
         update_modifier(Mod_Ctrl, m_caps_lock_to_ctrl_pressed);
     }
 
-    if (queued_event.map_entry_index != 0xFF)
-        queued_event.code_point = HIDManagement::the().get_char_from_character_map(queued_event, queued_event.map_entry_index);
-
     {
         SpinlockLocker locker(HIDManagement::the().m_client_lock);
         if (HIDManagement::the().m_client)