diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkcallback.inc b/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkcallback.inc
index 16752cc468..8133fea84a 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkcallback.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkcallback.inc
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ begin
   if GtkWidgetIsA(Widget, gtk_window_get_type) then
     Mess.ActiveWindow:=HWnd(PGTKWindow(Widget)^.focus_widget);
   Mess.Result := 0;
+  //DebugLn('gtkactivateCB ',DbgSName(TObject(Data)));
   DeliverMessage(Data, Mess);
-  //DebugLn('gtkactivateCB ',TWinControl(Data).Name,':',TWinControl(Data).ClassName);
 
   Result := CallBackDefaultReturn;
 end;
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkproc.inc b/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkproc.inc
index c60af5dec0..1f7e166a6a 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkproc.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkproc.inc
@@ -4942,7 +4942,7 @@ begin
     else begin
       {$IfDef GTK2}
       Assert(GtkWidgetIsA(Widget,GTK_TYPE_WINDOW));
-      gtk_window_add_accel_group(GTK_WINDOW(widget), AnAccelGroup)
+      gtk_window_add_accel_group(GTK_WINDOW(widget), AnAccelGroup);
       {$else}
       gtk_accel_group_attach(AnAccelGroup, PGtkObject(Widget));
       {$endif}
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkwsmenus.pp b/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkwsmenus.pp
index 48d3748116..6e1a489199 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkwsmenus.pp
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/gtk/gtkwsmenus.pp
@@ -174,7 +174,11 @@ procedure TGtkWSMenuItem.SetShortCut(const AMenuItem: TMenuItem;
   const OldShortCut, NewShortCut: TShortCut);
 begin
   Accelerate(AMenuItem, PGtkWidget(AMenuItem.Handle), NewShortcut,
-    {$Ifdef GTK2}'activate'{$Else}'activate_item'{$EndIF});
+    // The LCL already delegates the menu shortcuts.
+    // just call a dummy callback
+    'grab-focus'
+    //{$Ifdef GTK2}'activate'{$Else}'activate_item'{$EndIF}
+    );
 end;
 
 procedure TGtkWSMenuItem.SetVisible(const AMenuItem: TMenuItem;