diff --git a/src/kits/interface/Window.cpp b/src/kits/interface/Window.cpp
index df37fe9369..cc3decb8c7 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/Window.cpp
@@ -2207,8 +2207,7 @@ BWindow::task_looper()
 				}
 
 				if (!handler) {
-					handler = determine_target(msg, handler, 
-						_use_preferred_target_(fLastMessage));
+					handler = determine_target(fLastMessage, handler, false);
 					if (!handler)
 						handler = this;
 				}