--- old/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/awt_Component.cpp	2016-06-30 16:20:29.651974000 +0300
+++ new/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/awt_Component.cpp	2016-06-30 16:20:29.194947900 +0300
@@ -3541,7 +3541,7 @@
     BOOL deadKeyFlag = (converted == 2);
 
     // Dead Key
-    if (converted < 0 || wChar[0] == 0 || isDeadKey) {
+    if (converted < 0 || isDeadKey) {
         translation = java_awt_event_KeyEvent_CHAR_UNDEFINED;
     } else
     // No translation available -- try known conversions or else punt.