diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/kevent.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/kevent.cpp
index 85665cde7f5..735382ca3e9 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/kevent.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/kevent.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ reg_t kGetEvent(EngineState *s, int argc, reg_t *argv) {
 		writeSelectorValue(segMan, obj, SELECTOR(x), mousePos.x);
 		writeSelectorValue(segMan, obj, SELECTOR(y), mousePos.y);
 		g_debug_simulated_key = 0;
-		return make_reg(0, 1);
+		return TRUE_REG;
 	}
 
 	curEvent = g_sci->getEventManager()->getSciEvent(mask);
@@ -183,11 +183,10 @@ reg_t kGetEvent(EngineState *s, int argc, reg_t *argv) {
 
 	case SCI_EVENT_KEYBOARD:
 		writeSelectorValue(segMan, obj, SELECTOR(type), SCI_EVENT_KEYBOARD); // Keyboard event
-		s->r_acc = make_reg(0, 1);
-
 		writeSelectorValue(segMan, obj, SELECTOR(message), curEvent.character);
 		// We only care about the translated character
 		writeSelectorValue(segMan, obj, SELECTOR(modifiers), modifiers);
+		s->r_acc = TRUE_REG;
 		break;
 
 	case SCI_EVENT_MOUSE_RELEASE:
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ reg_t kGetEvent(EngineState *s, int argc, reg_t *argv) {
 			writeSelectorValue(segMan, obj, SELECTOR(type), curEvent.type);
 			writeSelectorValue(segMan, obj, SELECTOR(message), 0);
 			writeSelectorValue(segMan, obj, SELECTOR(modifiers), modifiers);
-			s->r_acc = make_reg(0, 1);
+			s->r_acc = TRUE_REG;
 		}
 		break;