diff --git a/src/libeis-device.c b/src/libeis-device.c
index bce5674..c4fed70 100644
--- a/src/libeis-device.c
+++ b/src/libeis-device.c
@@ -740,10 +740,8 @@ eis_device_event_pointer_abs(struct eis_device *device,
 	if (device->state != EIS_DEVICE_STATE_EMULATING)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!eis_device_in_region(device, x, y))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	eis_queue_pointer_abs_event(device, x, y);
+	if (eis_device_in_region(device, x, y))
+		eis_queue_pointer_abs_event(device, x, y);
 
 	return 0;
 }