diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc b/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
index 9a7e6d528be0..0a17b1787b52 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
@@ -719,8 +719,7 @@ void NativeWindowViews::HandleKeyboardEvent(
     return;
 
   // Toggle the menu bar only when a single Alt is released.
-  if (event.type == blink::WebInputEvent::RawKeyDown && IsAltKey(event) &&
-      IsAltModifier(event)) {
+  if (event.type == blink::WebInputEvent::RawKeyDown && IsAltKey(event)) {
     // When a single Alt is pressed:
     menu_bar_alt_pressed_ = true;
   } else if (event.type == blink::WebInputEvent::KeyUp && IsAltKey(event) &&