diff --git a/macosx/FileOutlineController.m b/macosx/FileOutlineController.m
index 0620ae48f..efb379b34 100644
--- a/macosx/FileOutlineController.m
+++ b/macosx/FileOutlineController.m
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ typedef enum
     if ([identifier isEqualToString: @"Check"])
     {
         NSIndexSet * indexSet;
-        if ([[NSApp currentEvent] modifierFlags] & NSAlternateKeyMask)
+        if (([NSApp isOnSnowLeopardOrBetter] ? [NSEvent modifierFlags] : [[NSApp currentEvent] modifierFlags]) & NSAlternateKeyMask)
             indexSet = [NSIndexSet indexSetWithIndexesInRange: NSMakeRange(0, [fTorrent fileCount])];
         else
             indexSet = [(FileListNode *)item indexes];
diff --git a/macosx/TorrentTableView.m b/macosx/TorrentTableView.m
index 9a5cef554..75eaf0e36 100644
--- a/macosx/TorrentTableView.m
+++ b/macosx/TorrentTableView.m
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
         [fController stopTorrents: [NSArray arrayWithObject: torrent]];
     else
     {
-        if ([[NSApp currentEvent] modifierFlags] & NSAlternateKeyMask)
+        if (([NSApp isOnSnowLeopardOrBetter] ? [NSEvent modifierFlags] : [[NSApp currentEvent] modifierFlags]) & NSAlternateKeyMask)
             [fController resumeTorrentsNoWait: [NSArray arrayWithObject: torrent]];
         else if ([torrent waitingToStart])
             [fController stopTorrents: [NSArray arrayWithObject: torrent]];