diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index ff44475a7e285..b3f9b3181e98a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -8064,8 +8064,7 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
             // in onHoverEvent.
             // Note that onGenericMotionEvent will be called by default when
             // onHoverEvent returns false (refer to dispatchGenericMotionEvent).
-            dispatchGenericMotionEventInternal(event);
-            return true;
+            return dispatchGenericMotionEventInternal(event);
         }
 
         return false;