diff --git a/src/hotkeys.cpp b/src/hotkeys.cpp
index 73c7f52bd5..0f76aca4de 100644
--- a/src/hotkeys.cpp
+++ b/src/hotkeys.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static uint16 ParseCode(const char *start, const char *end)
 	assert(start <= end);
 	while (start < end && *start == ' ') start++;
 	while (end > start && *end == ' ') end--;
-	std::string_view str{start, (size_t)(start - end)};
+	std::string_view str{start, (size_t)(end - start)};
 	for (uint i = 0; i < lengthof(_keycode_to_name); i++) {
 		if (StrEqualsIgnoreCase(str, _keycode_to_name[i].name)) {
 			return _keycode_to_name[i].keycode;