diff --git a/rtgui/cropwindow.cc b/rtgui/cropwindow.cc
index 6d39e0212..c4b555e8f 100644
--- a/rtgui/cropwindow.cc
+++ b/rtgui/cropwindow.cc
@@ -1029,8 +1029,7 @@ bool CropWindow::onArea (CursorArea a, int x, int y)
         }
 
         getObservedFrameArea (x1, y1, w, h);
-        return x > x1 - 6 && y > y1 - 6 && x < x1 + w - 1 + 6 && y < y1 + h - 1 + 6 &&
-               !(x > x1 + 2 && y > y1 + 2 && x < x1 + w - 1 - 2 && y < y1 + h - 1 - 2);
+        return x >= x1 && x <= x1 + w && y >= y1 && y <= y1 + h;
     }
 
     return false;