--- a/src/misc2.c
+++ b/src/misc2.c
@@ -2561,7 +2561,7 @@ trans_special(srcp, dst, keycode)
     int		key;
     int		dlen = 0;
 
-    key = find_special_key(srcp, &modifiers, keycode);
+    key = find_special_key(srcp, &modifiers, keycode, FALSE);
     if (key == 0)
 	return 0;
 
@@ -2597,10 +2597,11 @@ trans_special(srcp, dst, keycode)
  * returns 0 if there is no match.
  */
     int
-find_special_key(srcp, modp, keycode)
+find_special_key(srcp, modp, keycode, keep_x_key)
     char_u	**srcp;
     int		*modp;
-    int		keycode; /* prefer key code, e.g. K_DEL instead of DEL */
+    int		keycode;     /* prefer key code, e.g. K_DEL instead of DEL */
+    int		keep_x_key;  /* don't translate xHome to Home key */
 {
     char_u	*last_dash;
     char_u	*end_of_name;
@@ -2668,7 +2669,8 @@ find_special_key(srcp, modp, keycode)
 	    else
 	    {
 		key = get_special_key_code(last_dash + 1);
-		key = handle_x_keys(key);
+		if (!keep_x_key)
+		    key = handle_x_keys(key);
 	    }
 
 	    /*