diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/console.c b/dlls/kernel32/console.c
index a985060685..edaafbc6ae 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/console.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/console.c
@@ -1377,8 +1377,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI ReadConsoleW(HANDLE hConsoleInput, LPVOID lpBuffer,
 	{
 	    if (read_console_input(hConsoleInput, &ir, timeout) != rci_gotone) break;
 	    if (ir.EventType == KEY_EVENT && ir.Event.KeyEvent.bKeyDown &&
-		ir.Event.KeyEvent.uChar.UnicodeChar &&
-		!(ir.Event.KeyEvent.dwControlKeyState & ENHANCED_KEY))
+		ir.Event.KeyEvent.uChar.UnicodeChar)
 	    {
 		xbuf[charsread++] = ir.Event.KeyEvent.uChar.UnicodeChar;
 		timeout = 0;
diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/editline.c b/dlls/kernel32/editline.c
index 0a663cfe07..6fab049a72 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/editline.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/editline.c
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ WCHAR* CONSOLE_Readline(HANDLE hConsoleIn)
 /* EPP  	WCEL_Dump(&ctx, "before func"); */
 	ofs = ctx.ofs;
         /* mask out some bits which don't interest us */
-        ks = ir.Event.KeyEvent.dwControlKeyState & ~(NUMLOCK_ON|SCROLLLOCK_ON|CAPSLOCK_ON);
+        ks = ir.Event.KeyEvent.dwControlKeyState & ~(NUMLOCK_ON|SCROLLLOCK_ON|CAPSLOCK_ON|ENHANCED_KEY);
 
 	func = NULL;
 	for (km = (use_emacs) ? EmacsKeyMap : Win32KeyMap; km->entries != NULL; km++)
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ WCHAR* CONSOLE_Readline(HANDLE hConsoleIn)
 
 	if (func)
 	    (func)(&ctx);
-	else if (!(ir.Event.KeyEvent.dwControlKeyState & (ENHANCED_KEY|LEFT_ALT_PRESSED)))
+	else if (!(ir.Event.KeyEvent.dwControlKeyState & LEFT_ALT_PRESSED))
 	    WCEL_InsertChar(&ctx, ir.Event.KeyEvent.uChar.UnicodeChar);
 	else TRACE("Dropped event\n");