diff --git a/panda/src/windisplay/winGraphicsWindow.cxx b/panda/src/windisplay/winGraphicsWindow.cxx
index 4370621815..954d8aca41 100644
--- a/panda/src/windisplay/winGraphicsWindow.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/windisplay/winGraphicsWindow.cxx
@@ -134,15 +134,11 @@ get_pointer(int device) const {
 
     // We recheck this immediately to get the most up-to-date value.
     POINT cpos;
-    if (device == 0 && GetCursorPos(&cpos) && ScreenToClient(_hWnd, &cpos)) {
+    if (device == 0 && result._in_window && GetCursorPos(&cpos) && ScreenToClient(_hWnd, &cpos)) {
       double time = ClockObject::get_global_clock()->get_real_time();
-      RECT view_rect;
-      if (GetClientRect(_hWnd, &view_rect)) {
-        result._in_window = PtInRect(&view_rect, cpos);
-        result._xpos = cpos.x;
-        result._ypos = cpos.y;
-        ((GraphicsWindowInputDevice &)_input_devices[0]).set_pointer(result._in_window, result._xpos, result._ypos, time);
-      }
+      result._xpos = cpos.x;
+      result._ypos = cpos.y;
+      ((GraphicsWindowInputDevice &)_input_devices[0]).set_pointer(result._in_window, result._xpos, result._ypos, time);
     }
   }
   return result;