diff --git a/src/document/UBDocumentController.cpp b/src/document/UBDocumentController.cpp
index e06ac013..b8d9d972 100644
--- a/src/document/UBDocumentController.cpp
+++ b/src/document/UBDocumentController.cpp
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ void UBDocumentController::setupViews()
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_OSX
         mMainWindow->actionDelete->setShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::Key_Backspace));
+#else
+        mMainWindow->actionDelete->setShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::Key_Delete));
 #endif
 
         connect(mMainWindow->actionDelete, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(deleteSelectedItem()));