diff --git a/reactos/subsys/win32k/eng/mouse.c b/reactos/subsys/win32k/eng/mouse.c
index 3ae016171e2..12f4688603e 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/win32k/eng/mouse.c
+++ b/reactos/subsys/win32k/eng/mouse.c
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ MouseSafetyOnDrawStart(SURFOBJ *SurfObj, LONG HazardX1,
       tmp = HazardY2; HazardY2 = HazardY1; HazardY1 = tmp;
     }
 
-  ppdev->SafetyRemoveCount++;
-
-  if (ppdev->SafetyRemoveLevel)
+  if (ppdev->SafetyRemoveLevel != 0)
     {
-      /* already hidden */
+      ppdev->SafetyRemoveCount++;
       return FALSE;
     }
 
+ ppdev->SafetyRemoveCount++;
+
   if (pgp->Exclude.right >= HazardX1
       && pgp->Exclude.left <= HazardX2
       && pgp->Exclude.bottom >= HazardY1