diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.js
index 4e435b2c4..0a71cbba7 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
     const [ startX, startY ] = this.startXY;
     const [ deltaX, deltaY ] = [Math.abs(e.clientX - startX), Math.abs(e.clientY - startY)];
 
-    if (e.target.localName === 'button' || e.target.localName === 'span' || e.target.localName === 'a' || (e.target.parentNode && e.target.parentNode.localName === 'a')) {
+    if (e.target.localName === 'button' || e.target.localName === 'a' || (e.target.parentNode && (e.target.parentNode.localName === 'button' || e.target.parentNode.localName === 'a'))) {
       return;
     }