diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index f9788d2..14ef091 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -1358,16 +1358,15 @@ keybinding(uint32_t mods, xkb_keysym_t sym)
 	 * processing keys, rather than passing them on to the client for its own
 	 * processing.
 	 */
-	int handled = 0;
 	const Key *k;
 	for (k = keys; k < END(keys); k++) {
 		if (CLEANMASK(mods) == CLEANMASK(k->mod)
 				&& sym == k->keysym && k->func) {
 			k->func(&k->arg);
-			handled = 1;
+			return 1;
 		}
 	}
-	return handled;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void