diff --git a/screen.c b/screen.c
index f329f9735..7cefa8568 100644
--- a/screen.c
+++ b/screen.c
@@ -216,10 +216,11 @@ move_client_to_screen(Client *c, int new_screen, bool doresize)
 static void
 move_mouse_pointer_to_screen(int phys_screen)
 {
-    xcb_screen_t *s = xcb_aux_get_screen(globalconf.connection, phys_screen);
+    xcb_screen_t *s;
 
     if(globalconf.screens_info->xinerama_is_active)
     {
+        s = xcb_aux_get_screen(globalconf.connection, globalconf.default_screen);
         area_t area = screen_get_area(phys_screen, NULL, NULL);
         xcb_warp_pointer(globalconf.connection,
                          XCB_NONE,