diff --git a/components/compositing/compositor.rs b/components/compositing/compositor.rs
index 7f6c28c178e..9c35ed60463 100644
--- a/components/compositing/compositor.rs
+++ b/components/compositing/compositor.rs
@@ -1346,6 +1346,7 @@ impl<Window: WindowMethods> IOCompositor<Window> {
                          .send(ConstellationControlMsg::SendEvent(root_pipeline_id,
                                                                   event_to_send))
                          .unwrap();
+            return
         }
 
         match self.find_topmost_layer_at_point(cursor / self.scene.scale) {