diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.cpp
index 3f8b3c7aa..b071cc546 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.cpp
@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@ namespace MWGui
         getWidget(mPlayerArrowLocal, "CompassLocal");
         getWidget(mPlayerArrowGlobal, "CompassGlobal");
 
-        // Seems to be called when the map window is resized at all regardless of local or world map view
-        mLocalMap->eventChangeCoord += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &MapWindow::onChangeCoord);
+        mLastScrollWindowCoordinates = mLocalMap->getCoord();
+        mLocalMap->eventChangeCoord += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &MapWindow::onChangeScrollWindowCoord);
 
         mGlobalMap->setVisible (false);
 
@@ -635,19 +635,18 @@ namespace MWGui
         mEditNoteDialog.setText("");
     }
 
-    void MapWindow::onChangeCoord(MyGUI::Widget* sender)
+    void MapWindow::onChangeScrollWindowCoord(MyGUI::Widget* sender)
     {
-        static MyGUI::IntCoord lastCoordinates = sender->getCoord();
         MyGUI::IntCoord currentCoordinates = sender->getCoord();
 
         MyGUI::IntPoint currentViewPortCenter = MyGUI::IntPoint(currentCoordinates.width / 2, currentCoordinates.height / 2);
-        MyGUI::IntPoint lastViewPortCenter = MyGUI::IntPoint(lastCoordinates.width / 2, lastCoordinates.height / 2);
+        MyGUI::IntPoint lastViewPortCenter = MyGUI::IntPoint(mLastScrollWindowCoordinates.width / 2, mLastScrollWindowCoordinates.height / 2);
         MyGUI::IntPoint viewPortCenterDiff = currentViewPortCenter - lastViewPortCenter;
 
         mLocalMap->setViewOffset(mLocalMap->getViewOffset() + viewPortCenterDiff);
         mGlobalMap->setViewOffset(mGlobalMap->getViewOffset() + viewPortCenterDiff);
 
-        lastCoordinates = currentCoordinates;
+        mLastScrollWindowCoordinates = currentCoordinates;
     }
 
     void MapWindow::renderGlobalMap(Loading::Listener* loadingListener)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.hpp
index d1e9f95c6..02f69d47f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.hpp
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         void onNoteEditDelete();
         void onNoteEditDeleteConfirm();
         void onNoteDoubleClicked(MyGUI::Widget* sender);
-        void onChangeCoord(MyGUI::Widget* sender);
+        void onChangeScrollWindowCoord(MyGUI::Widget* sender);
         void globalMapUpdatePlayer();
 
         MyGUI::ScrollView* mGlobalMap;
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ namespace MWGui
         MyGUI::IntPoint mLastDragPos;
         bool mGlobal;
 
+        MyGUI::IntCoord mLastScrollWindowCoordinates;
+
         // Markers on global map
         typedef std::pair<int, int> CellId;
         std::vector<CellId> mMarkers;