diff --git a/crates/egui/src/response.rs b/crates/egui/src/response.rs
index 3532bf342..fa2b744b4 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/response.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/response.rs
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ impl Response {
 
             let time_since_last_interaction = self.ctx.input(|i| {
                 i.time_since_last_scroll()
-                    .max(i.pointer.time_since_last_movement())
+                    .min(i.pointer.time_since_last_movement())
             });
             let time_til_tooltip = tooltip_delay - time_since_last_interaction;