diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c
index f0f6d685d..ab2b0df1f 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c
@@ -755,19 +755,17 @@ X11_DispatchEvent(_THIS)
 #else
             XLookupString(&xevent.xkey, text, sizeof(text), &keysym, NULL);
 #endif
+
 #ifdef SDL_USE_IBUS
             if(SDL_GetEventState(SDL_TEXTINPUT) == SDL_ENABLE){
-                if(!(handled_by_ime = SDL_IBus_ProcessKeyEvent(keysym, keycode))){
-#endif
-                    if(*text){
-                        SDL_SendKeyboardText(text);
-                    }
-#ifdef SDL_USE_IBUS
-                }
+                handled_by_ime = SDL_IBus_ProcessKeyEvent(keysym, keycode);
             }
 #endif
             if (!handled_by_ime) {
                 SDL_SendKeyboardKey(SDL_PRESSED, videodata->key_layout[keycode]);
+                if(*text) {
+                    SDL_SendKeyboardText(text);
+                }
             }
 
         }