diff --git a/src/widgets/panel/colorpickerwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/panel/colorpickerwidget.cpp
index eb5f942d..d2ffe736 100644
--- a/src/widgets/panel/colorpickerwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/panel/colorpickerwidget.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ QColor ColorPickerWidget::grabPixmapColor(const QPoint &p) {
 }
 
 bool ColorPickerWidget::handleKeyPress(QKeyEvent *e) {
-    if (e->matches(QKeySequence::Cancel)) {
+    if (e->key() == Qt::Key_Escape) {
         releaseColorGrab();
         updateColor(m_colorBackup);
     } else if (e->key() == Qt::Key_Return || e->key() == Qt::Key_Enter) {