diff --git a/clutter/x11/clutter-keymap-x11.c b/clutter/x11/clutter-keymap-x11.c
index 4a1d5780a..e5de3ee7e 100644
--- a/clutter/x11/clutter-keymap-x11.c
+++ b/clutter/x11/clutter-keymap-x11.c
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ clutter_keymap_x11_translate_event (ClutterEventTranslator *translator,
           retval = CLUTTER_TRANSLATE_REMOVE;
           break;
 
+        case XkbNewKeyboardNotify:
         case XkbMapNotify:
           CLUTTER_NOTE (EVENT, "Updating keyboard mapping");
           XkbRefreshKeyboardMapping (&xkb_event->map);