diff --git a/src/Backends/GLFW3/Misc.cpp b/src/Backends/GLFW3/Misc.cpp
index 0a45eff3..42b7650e 100644
--- a/src/Backends/GLFW3/Misc.cpp
+++ b/src/Backends/GLFW3/Misc.cpp
@@ -264,8 +264,6 @@ BOOL Backend_SystemTask(void)
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(backend_previous_keyboard_state, backend_keyboard_state, sizeof(backend_keyboard_state));
-
 	glfwPollEvents();
 
 	while (!bActive)
diff --git a/src/Backends/Misc.h b/src/Backends/Misc.h
index e6d11124..d69f33d8 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Misc.h
+++ b/src/Backends/Misc.h
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ enum
 
 extern BOOL bActive;
 extern BOOL backend_keyboard_state[BACKEND_KEYBOARD_TOTAL];
-extern BOOL backend_previous_keyboard_state[BACKEND_KEYBOARD_TOTAL];
 
 void Backend_Init(void);
 void Backend_Deinit(void);
diff --git a/src/Backends/SDL2/Misc.cpp b/src/Backends/SDL2/Misc.cpp
index bb858d90..8b1ad40a 100644
--- a/src/Backends/SDL2/Misc.cpp
+++ b/src/Backends/SDL2/Misc.cpp
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ void PlaybackBackend_EnableDragAndDrop(void)
 
 BOOL Backend_SystemTask(void)
 {
-	memcpy(backend_previous_keyboard_state, backend_keyboard_state, sizeof(backend_keyboard_state));
-
 	while (SDL_PollEvent(NULL) || !bActive)
 	{
 		SDL_Event event;
diff --git a/src/Main.cpp b/src/Main.cpp
index 4b276eb5..2261f68f 100644
--- a/src/Main.cpp
+++ b/src/Main.cpp
@@ -385,12 +385,14 @@ void JoystickProc(void);
 
 BOOL SystemTask(void)
 {
+	static BOOL previous_keyboard_state[BACKEND_KEYBOARD_TOTAL];
+
 	if (!Backend_SystemTask())
 		return FALSE;
 
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < BACKEND_KEYBOARD_TOTAL; ++i)
 	{
-		if (backend_keyboard_state[i] && !backend_previous_keyboard_state[i])
+		if (backend_keyboard_state[i] && !previous_keyboard_state[i])
 		{
 			switch (i)
 			{
@@ -476,7 +478,7 @@ BOOL SystemTask(void)
 					break;
 			}
 		}
-		else if (!backend_keyboard_state[i] && backend_previous_keyboard_state[i])
+		else if (!backend_keyboard_state[i] && previous_keyboard_state[i])
 		{
 			switch (i)
 			{
@@ -560,6 +562,8 @@ BOOL SystemTask(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	memcpy(previous_keyboard_state, backend_keyboard_state, sizeof(backend_keyboard_state));
+
 	// Run joystick code
 	if (gbUseJoystick)
 		JoystickProc();