diff --git a/libweston/input.c b/libweston/input.c
index a7726d508..b37a0cc7f 100644
--- a/libweston/input.c
+++ b/libweston/input.c
@@ -521,11 +521,9 @@ weston_pointer_clamp(struct weston_pointer *pointer, struct weston_coord_global
 }
 
 static void
-weston_pointer_move_to(struct weston_pointer *pointer,
-		       struct weston_coord_global pos)
+weston_pointer_move_to_preclamped(struct weston_pointer *pointer,
+				  struct weston_coord_global pos)
 {
-	pos = weston_pointer_clamp(pointer, pos);
-
 	pointer->pos = pos;
 
 	if (pointer->sprite) {
@@ -540,6 +538,14 @@ weston_pointer_move_to(struct weston_pointer *pointer,
 	wl_signal_emit(&pointer->motion_signal, pointer);
 }
 
+static void
+weston_pointer_move_to(struct weston_pointer *pointer,
+		       struct weston_coord_global pos)
+{
+	pos = weston_pointer_clamp(pointer, pos);
+	weston_pointer_move_to_preclamped(pointer, pos);
+}
+
 WL_EXPORT void
 weston_pointer_move(struct weston_pointer *pointer,
 		    struct weston_pointer_motion_event *event)