diff --git a/4chan_x.coffee b/4chan_x.coffee
index 5a5597eb6..edafa6b5d 100644
--- a/4chan_x.coffee
+++ b/4chan_x.coffee
@@ -360,8 +360,7 @@ iframeLoad = ->
     recaptchaReload()
 
 keyboardNav = (e) ->
-    kc = e.keyCode
-    char = String.fromCharCode kc
+    char = String.fromCharCode e.keyCode
     unless char in '1234567890GHJKL'
         return
     e.preventDefault()
diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index 10ccf98d2..2d44177ed 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -445,9 +445,8 @@
     return recaptchaReload();
   };
   keyboardNav = function(e) {
-    var _i, _len, char, count, hash, kc, temp;
-    kc = e.keyCode;
-    char = String.fromCharCode(kc);
+    var _i, _len, char, count, hash, temp;
+    char = String.fromCharCode(e.keyCode);
     if (!((function(){ for (var _i=0, _len='1234567890GHJKL'.length; _i<_len; _i++) { if ('1234567890GHJKL'[_i] === char) return true; } return false; }).call(this))) {
       return null;
     }