diff --git a/collects/mred/mred.ss b/collects/mred/mred.ss
index a8d6a075..ba3cc6d0 100644
--- a/collects/mred/mred.ss
+++ b/collects/mred/mred.ss
@@ -1606,15 +1606,14 @@
        [handle-menu-key
 	(lambda (event)
 	  (and menu-bar 
-	       (begin 
-		 ;; It can't be a menu event without a
-		 ;; control, meta, or alt key...
-		 (when (or (send event get-control-down)
-			   (send event get-meta-down)
-			   (send event get-alt-down))
-		   (send menu-bar on-demand))
-		 #t)
-	       (send menu-bar handle-key event)))])
+	       ;; It can't be a menu event without a
+	       ;; control, meta, or alt key...
+	       (or (send event get-control-down)
+		   (send event get-meta-down)
+		   (send event get-alt-down))
+	       (begin
+		 (send menu-bar on-demand)
+		 (send menu-bar handle-key event))))])
      (sequence
        (apply super-init args)))))