diff --git a/src/Fl_Screen_Driver.cxx b/src/Fl_Screen_Driver.cxx
index d63644e7c..623db30f6 100644
--- a/src/Fl_Screen_Driver.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_Screen_Driver.cxx
@@ -485,6 +485,9 @@ int Fl_Screen_Driver::scale_handler(int event)
   if (Fl::test_shortcut(FL_COMMAND+'+')) zoom = zoom_in;
   else if (Fl::test_shortcut(FL_COMMAND+'-')) zoom = zoom_out;
   else if (Fl::test_shortcut(FL_COMMAND+'0')) zoom = zoom_reset;
+  // kludge to recognize shortcut FL_COMMAND+'+' without pressing SHIFT
+  else if ((Fl::event_state()&(FL_META|FL_ALT|FL_CTRL|FL_SHIFT)) == FL_COMMAND &&
+           Fl::event_key() == '=') zoom = zoom_in;
   if (zoom != none) {
     int i, count;
     if (Fl::grab()) return 0; // don't rescale when menu windows are on
diff --git a/src/fl_shortcut.cxx b/src/fl_shortcut.cxx
index f5380be06..a1dba59d4 100644
--- a/src/fl_shortcut.cxx
+++ b/src/fl_shortcut.cxx
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ int Fl::test_shortcut(unsigned int shortcut) {
   if ((shift&FL_CTRL) && key >= 0x3f && key <= 0x5F
       && firstChar==(key^0x40)) return 1; // firstChar should be within a-z
   
-  // kludge to recognize shortcut FL_COMMAND+'+' without pressing SHIFT
-  if (shortcut == FL_COMMAND + '+' &&
-      (shift&(FL_META|FL_ALT|FL_CTRL|FL_SHIFT)) == FL_COMMAND &&
-      Fl::event_key() == '=') return 1;
   return 0;
 }