diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_linux_X11_Windowing.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_linux_X11_Windowing.cpp
index 3bc1ba9ecc..576ea809cc 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_linux_X11_Windowing.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_linux_X11_Windowing.cpp
@@ -2268,18 +2268,13 @@ public:
     {
         updateKeyModifiers ((int) movedEvent.state);
 
-        if ((movedEvent.state & (Button1MotionMask | Button2MotionMask
-                               | Button3MotionMask | Button4MotionMask
-                               | Button5MotionMask)) != 0)
-        {
-            lastMousePos = Point<int> (movedEvent.x_root, movedEvent.y_root);
+        lastMousePos = Point<int> (movedEvent.x_root, movedEvent.y_root);
 
-            if (dragState->dragging)
-                handleExternalDragMotionNotify();
+        if (dragState->dragging)
+            handleExternalDragMotionNotify();
 
-            handleMouseEvent (MouseInputSource::InputSourceType::mouse, getMousePos (movedEvent), currentModifiers,
-                              MouseInputSource::invalidPressure, MouseInputSource::invalidOrientation, getEventTime (movedEvent));
-        }
+        handleMouseEvent (MouseInputSource::InputSourceType::mouse, getMousePos (movedEvent), currentModifiers,
+                          MouseInputSource::invalidPressure, MouseInputSource::invalidOrientation, getEventTime (movedEvent));
     }
 
     void handleEnterNotifyEvent (const XEnterWindowEvent& enterEvent)