diff --git a/src/evdev-mt-touchpad.c b/src/evdev-mt-touchpad.c
index 6466c1bd..efe24d1c 100644
--- a/src/evdev-mt-touchpad.c
+++ b/src/evdev-mt-touchpad.c
@@ -408,10 +408,11 @@ tp_process_state(struct tp_dispatch *tp, uint64_t time)
 			t->y = first->y;
 			if (!t->dirty)
 				t->dirty = first->dirty;
-		} else if (!t->dirty) {
-			continue;
 		}
 
+		if (!t->dirty)
+			continue;
+
 		tp_palm_detect(tp, t, time);
 
 		tp_motion_hysteresis(tp, t);