diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm
index b218573f9e..8b3bf8e68e 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm
@@ -3579,11 +3579,11 @@ bool wxWidgetCocoaImpl::DoHandleKeyEvent(NSEvent *event)
 
 bool wxWidgetCocoaImpl::DoHandleMouseEvent(NSEvent *event)
 {
+    (void)SetupCursor(event);
+
     wxMouseEvent wxevent(wxEVT_LEFT_DOWN);
     SetupMouseEvent(wxevent , event) ;
     bool result = GetWXPeer()->HandleWindowEvent(wxevent);
-    
-    (void)SetupCursor(event);
 
     return result;
 }