diff --git a/libs/input/KeyCharacterMap.cpp b/libs/input/KeyCharacterMap.cpp
index 6f9b162..cb68165 100644
--- a/libs/input/KeyCharacterMap.cpp
+++ b/libs/input/KeyCharacterMap.cpp
@@ -487,9 +487,9 @@
         int32_t deviceId, int32_t keyCode, int32_t metaState, bool down, nsecs_t time) {
     outEvents.push();
     KeyEvent& event = outEvents.editTop();
-    event.initialize(deviceId, AINPUT_SOURCE_KEYBOARD, ADISPLAY_ID_NONE, INVALID_HMAC,
-                     down ? AKEY_EVENT_ACTION_DOWN : AKEY_EVENT_ACTION_UP, 0, keyCode, 0, metaState,
-                     0, time, time);
+    event.initialize(InputEvent::nextId(), deviceId, AINPUT_SOURCE_KEYBOARD, ADISPLAY_ID_NONE,
+                     INVALID_HMAC, down ? AKEY_EVENT_ACTION_DOWN : AKEY_EVENT_ACTION_UP, 0, keyCode,
+                     0, metaState, 0, time, time);
 }
 
 void KeyCharacterMap::addMetaKeys(Vector<KeyEvent>& outEvents,