diff --git a/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c b/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
index c03c68cec..04dcb2eb7 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
@@ -2261,6 +2261,12 @@ _clutter_device_manager_evdev_acquire_device_id (ClutterDeviceManagerEvdev *mana
   return next_id;
 }
 
+void
+_clutter_device_manager_evdev_dispatch (ClutterDeviceManagerEvdev *manager_evdev)
+{
+  dispatch_libinput (manager_evdev);
+}
+
 static int
 compare_ids (gconstpointer a,
              gconstpointer b)
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.h b/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.h
index 1b01b8d06..c2dbe3198 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ void _clutter_device_manager_evdev_constrain_pointer (ClutterDeviceManagerEvdev
                                                       float                     *new_x,
                                                       float                     *new_y);
 
+void _clutter_device_manager_evdev_dispatch (ClutterDeviceManagerEvdev *manager_evdev);
+
 static inline guint64
 us (guint64 us)
 {
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-seat-evdev.c b/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-seat-evdev.c
index 2fc040bb6..17464cf75 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-seat-evdev.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-seat-evdev.c
@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@ keyboard_repeat (gpointer data)
   ClutterSeatEvdev *seat = data;
   GSource *source;
 
+  /* There might be events queued in libinput that could cancel the
+     repeat timer. */
+  _clutter_device_manager_evdev_dispatch (seat->manager_evdev);
+  if (!seat->repeat_timer)
+    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+
   g_return_val_if_fail (seat->repeat_device != NULL, G_SOURCE_REMOVE);
   source = g_main_context_find_source_by_id (NULL, seat->repeat_timer);