diff --git a/events.cpp b/events.cpp
index 3fa04f861e..904811864b 100644
--- a/events.cpp
+++ b/events.cpp
@@ -1256,15 +1256,15 @@ bool Client::motionNotifyEvent(xcb_window_t w, int state, int x, int y, int x_ro
     if (!waitingMotionEvent()) {
         QRect oldGeo = geometry();
         handleMoveResize(x, y, x_root, y_root);
-        if (!isFullScreen() && isMove() && oldGeo != geometry()) {
-            if (quick_tile_mode != QuickTileNone) {
+        if (!isFullScreen() && isMove()) {
+            if (quick_tile_mode != QuickTileNone && oldGeo != geometry()) {
                 GeometryUpdatesBlocker blocker(this);
                 setQuickTileMode(QuickTileNone);
                 moveOffset = QPoint(double(moveOffset.x()) / double(oldGeo.width()) * double(geom_restore.width()),
                                     double(moveOffset.y()) / double(oldGeo.height()) * double(geom_restore.height()));
                 moveResizeGeom = geom_restore;
                 handleMoveResize(x, y, x_root, y_root); // fix position
-            } else if (isResizable()) {
+            } else if (quick_tile_mode == QuickTileNone && isResizable()) {
                 checkQuickTilingMaximizationZones(x_root, y_root);
             }
         }