diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Feature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Feature.js
index 15c956fa2a..38415862c7 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Feature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Feature.js
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Feature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
      */
     mousemove: function(evt) {
         if (!this.callbacks['over'] && !this.callbacks['out']) {
-            return false;
+            return true;
         }     
         this.handle(evt);
         return true;