diff --git a/src/core/layout.rs b/src/core/layout.rs
index 9e0cf1b..2a5dd60 100644
--- a/src/core/layout.rs
+++ b/src/core/layout.rs
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ impl LayoutFile {
         let c1 = chars.next();
         let c2 = chars.next();
         match (c1, c2) {
-            (Some(c), None) => KeyValue::from(Keysym::new(c as u32), name),
+            (Some(c), None) => KeyValue::from(Keysym::from_char(c), name),
             _ => KeyValue::from(Keysym::NoSymbol, ""),
         }
     }