diff --git a/glfw/window.c b/glfw/window.c
index 712d65844..78378d914 100644
--- a/glfw/window.c
+++ b/glfw/window.c
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ GLFWAPI GLFWwindow* glfwCreateWindow(int width, int height,
         }
     }
 
-    _glfwPlatformSetWindowMousePassthrough(window, wndconfig.mousePassthrough);
+    if (wndconfig.mousePassthrough)
+        _glfwPlatformSetWindowMousePassthrough(window, true);
 
     return (GLFWwindow*) window;
 }