diff --git a/OvmfPkg/VirtioInputDxe/VirtioInput.h b/OvmfPkg/VirtioInputDxe/VirtioInput.h
index 6cd81f9da5..28a2e07fd2 100644
--- a/OvmfPkg/VirtioInputDxe/VirtioInput.h
+++ b/OvmfPkg/VirtioInputDxe/VirtioInput.h
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ typedef struct {
           CR (a, VIRTIO_INPUT_DEV, AbsolutePointer, VIRTIO_INPUT_SIG)
 
 // Bellow candidates to be included as Linux header
-#define KEY_PRESSED  1
+#define KEY_RELEASED  0
+#define KEY_PRESSED   1
 
 //
 // VirtioInput.c
diff --git a/OvmfPkg/VirtioInputDxe/VirtioKeyboard.c b/OvmfPkg/VirtioInputDxe/VirtioKeyboard.c
index 361710494f..afbd1eba17 100644
--- a/OvmfPkg/VirtioInputDxe/VirtioKeyboard.c
+++ b/OvmfPkg/VirtioInputDxe/VirtioKeyboard.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ VirtioKeyboardHandleEvent (
   IN VIRTIO_INPUT_EVENT    *Event
   )
 {
-  if (Event->Value == KEY_PRESSED) {
+  if (Event->Value != KEY_RELEASED) {
     // Key pressed event received
     Dev->KeyActive[(UINT8)Event->Code] = TRUE;