diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/SeedTextArea.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/SeedTextArea.qml
index 3ab6e95d9..49c9bc25a 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/SeedTextArea.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/SeedTextArea.qml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Pane {
             font.bold: true
             font.pixelSize: constants.fontSizeLarge
             font.family: FixedFont
-            inputMethodHints: Qt.ImhSensitiveData | Qt.ImhPreferLowercase | Qt.ImhNoPredictiveText
+            inputMethodHints: Qt.ImhSensitiveData | Qt.ImhLowercaseOnly | Qt.ImhNoPredictiveText
 
             background: Rectangle {
                 color: constants.darkerBackground