--- a/src/libkbdd.c	2016-11-06 22:34:30.000000000 +0300
+++ b/src/libkbdd.c	2016-12-10 15:38:53.051627647 +0300
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ inline void
 _kbdd_inner_iter(Display * display)
 {
     assert(display != NULL);
-    while (XPending(display)) {
+    do {
         XkbEvent ev;
         XNextEvent( display, &ev.core);
         if (ev.type == _kbdd._xkbEventType)
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ _kbdd_inner_iter(Display * display)
                     dbg("no handler for %u", ev.type);
                 }
         }
-    }
+    } while (XPending(display));
 }
 
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