diff --git a/src/86box.c b/src/86box.c
index 764f707ba..1cd0ffec8 100644
--- a/src/86box.c
+++ b/src/86box.c
@@ -1094,14 +1094,24 @@ pc_init_modules(void)
 void
 pc_send_ca(uint16_t sc)
 {
-    /* Use R-Alt because PS/55 DOS assigns L-Alt as Kanji */
-    keyboard_input(1, 0x1D); /* Ctrl key pressed */
-    keyboard_input(1, 0x138); /* R-Alt key pressed */
-    keyboard_input(1, sc);
-    usleep(50000);
-    keyboard_input(0, sc);
-    keyboard_input(0, 0x138); /* R-Alt key released */
-    keyboard_input(0, 0x1D); /* Ctrl key released */
+    if (keyboard_mode == 0x8A) {
+        /* Use R-Alt because PS/55 DOS assigns L-Alt Kanji */
+        keyboard_input(1, 0x1D);  /*  Ctrl key pressed */
+        keyboard_input(1, 0x138); /* R-Alt key pressed */
+        keyboard_input(1, sc);
+        usleep(50000);
+        keyboard_input(0, sc);
+        keyboard_input(0, 0x138); /* R-Alt key released */
+        keyboard_input(0, 0x1D);  /*  Ctrl key released */
+    } else {
+        keyboard_input(1, 0x1D); /* Ctrl key pressed */
+        keyboard_input(1, 0x38); /* Alt key pressed */
+        keyboard_input(1, sc);
+        usleep(50000);
+        keyboard_input(0, sc);
+        keyboard_input(0, 0x38); /* Alt key released */
+        keyboard_input(0, 0x1D); /* Ctrl key released */
+    }
 }
 
 /* Send the machine a Control-Alt-DEL sequence. */