diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Click.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Click.js
index a214373604..a54b1b7694 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Click.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Click.js
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Click = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
                     // touch device, no dblclick event - this may be a double
                     if (this["double"]) {
                         // on Android don't let the browser zoom on the page
-                        OpenLayers.Event.stop(evt);
+                        OpenLayers.Event.preventDefault(evt);
                     }
                     this.handleDouble(evt);
                 }