diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol.cpp
index d1ac8d3734..48f20616a2 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol.cpp
@@ -1527,7 +1527,6 @@ void QWidgetTextControlPrivate::mousePressEvent(QEvent *e, Qt::MouseButton butto
 {
     Q_Q(QWidgetTextControl);
 
-    mousePressed = (interactionFlags & Qt::TextSelectableByMouse);
     mousePressPos = pos.toPoint();
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_DRAGANDDROP
@@ -1558,6 +1557,8 @@ void QWidgetTextControlPrivate::mousePressEvent(QEvent *e, Qt::MouseButton butto
     const QTextCursor oldSelection = cursor;
     const int oldCursorPos = cursor.position();
 
+    mousePressed = (interactionFlags & Qt::TextSelectableByMouse);
+
     commitPreedit();
 
     if (trippleClickTimer.isActive()