diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.UnitTests/MouseTestHelper.cs b/tests/Avalonia.UnitTests/MouseTestHelper.cs
index 48c4d73471..f6454a9cd2 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.UnitTests/MouseTestHelper.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.UnitTests/MouseTestHelper.cs
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.UnitTests
             );
             if (ButtonCount(props) == 0)
             {
-                _pointer.Capture(null);
                 target.RaiseEvent(new PointerReleasedEventArgs(source, _pointer, (IVisual)target, position,
                     Timestamp(), props, GetModifiers(modifiers), _pressedButton));
+                _pointer.Capture(null);
             }
             else
                 Move(target, source, position);