diff --git a/scene/main/viewport.cpp b/scene/main/viewport.cpp
index a0c991f76..9142c5ef1 100644
--- a/scene/main/viewport.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/viewport.cpp
@@ -2250,10 +2250,10 @@ void Viewport::_gui_input_event(Ref<InputEvent> p_event) {
 				touch_event->set_position(pos);
 
 				_gui_call_input(over, touch_event);
+				set_input_as_handled();
+				gui.touch_focus.erase(touch_index);
+				return;
 			}
-			set_input_as_handled();
-			gui.touch_focus.erase(touch_index);
-			return;
 		}
 	}