diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 7dedef1d4..6d7fe0c6a 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -536,11 +536,8 @@ event_handle_focusin(void *data __attribute__ ((unused)),
                      xcb_focus_in_event_t *ev)
 {
     /* filter focus-in events */
-    if(ev->mode != XCB_NOTIFY_MODE_NORMAL
-       && (ev->detail == XCB_NOTIFY_DETAIL_VIRTUAL
-           || ev->detail == XCB_NOTIFY_DETAIL_NONLINEAR_VIRTUAL
-           || ev->detail == XCB_NOTIFY_DETAIL_POINTER))
-            return 0;
+    if (ev->detail != XCB_NOTIFY_DETAIL_NONLINEAR)
+        return 0;
 
     client_t *c;