diff --git a/jdk/test/java/awt/event/KeyEvent/KeyTyped/CtrlASCII.java b/jdk/test/java/awt/event/KeyEvent/KeyTyped/CtrlASCII.java
index cf3f1e3d941..1c63ea856b6 100644
--- a/jdk/test/java/awt/event/KeyEvent/KeyTyped/CtrlASCII.java
+++ b/jdk/test/java/awt/event/KeyEvent/KeyTyped/CtrlASCII.java
@@ -257,8 +257,12 @@ public void start ()
     }// start()
     public void punchCtrlKey( Robot ro, int keyCode ) {
         ro.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
-        ro.keyPress(keyCode);
-        ro.keyRelease(keyCode);
+        try {
+            ro.keyPress(keyCode);
+            ro.keyRelease(keyCode);
+        }catch(IllegalArgumentException iae) {
+            System.err.println("skip probably invalid keyCode "+keyCode);
+        }
         ro.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
         ro.delay(200);
     }