diff --git a/src/ol/pointer/pointerevent.js b/src/ol/pointer/pointerevent.js
index c9d1b60c02..4beda58fdb 100644
--- a/src/ol/pointer/pointerevent.js
+++ b/src/ol/pointer/pointerevent.js
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@ ol.pointer.PointerEvent = function(type, browserEvent, opt_eventDict) {
    */
   this.isPrimary = goog.object.get(eventDict, 'isPrimary', false);
 
+  // keep the semantics of preventDefault
+  if (browserEvent.preventDefault) {
+    this.preventDefault = function() {
+      browserEvent.preventDefault();
+    };
+  }
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.pointer.PointerEvent, goog.events.Event);
 
diff --git a/src/ol/pointer/pointereventhandler.js b/src/ol/pointer/pointereventhandler.js
index 7d64086b19..3679dfc12f 100644
--- a/src/ol/pointer/pointereventhandler.js
+++ b/src/ol/pointer/pointereventhandler.js
@@ -384,16 +384,7 @@ ol.pointer.PointerEventHandler.prototype.contains_ =
  */
 ol.pointer.PointerEventHandler.prototype.makeEvent =
     function(inType, pointerEventData, browserEvent) {
-  var e = new ol.pointer.PointerEvent(inType, browserEvent, pointerEventData);
-
-  // keep the semantics of preventDefault
-  if (browserEvent.preventDefault) {
-    e.preventDefault = function() {
-      browserEvent.preventDefault();
-    };
-  }
-
-  return e;
+  return new ol.pointer.PointerEvent(inType, browserEvent, pointerEventData);
 };