diff --git a/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c b/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
index 176d9e8c0..12b34adfd 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ _clutter_device_manager_evdev_constrain_pointer (ClutterDeviceManagerEvdev *mana
       float stage_width = clutter_actor_get_width (stage);
       float stage_height = clutter_actor_get_height (stage);
 
-      x = CLAMP (x, 0.f, stage_width - 1);
-      y = CLAMP (y, 0.f, stage_height - 1);
+      *new_x = CLAMP (x, 0.f, stage_width - 1);
+      *new_y = CLAMP (y, 0.f, stage_height - 1);
     }
 }