diff --git a/src/st/st-button.c b/src/st/st-button.c
index f47ce2132..78a931f31 100644
--- a/src/st/st-button.c
+++ b/src/st/st-button.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ st_button_button_release (ClutterActor       *actor,
     {
       gboolean is_click;
 
-      is_click = button->priv->grabbed && st_widget_get_hover (ST_WIDGET (button));
+      is_click = button->priv->grabbed && clutter_actor_contains (actor, event->source);
       st_button_release (button, device, mask, is_click ? event->button : 0, NULL);
 
       button->priv->grabbed &= ~mask;