diff --git a/thunar/thunar-standard-view.c b/thunar/thunar-standard-view.c
index 83139fc..27802c1 100644
--- a/thunar/thunar-standard-view.c
+++ b/thunar/thunar-standard-view.c
@@ -2857,7 +2857,8 @@ thunar_standard_view_drag_motion (GtkWidget          *view,
       else
         {
           /* request the drag data from the source */
-          gtk_drag_get_data (view, context, target, timestamp);
+          if ( target != GDK_NONE )
+            gtk_drag_get_data (view, context, target, timestamp);
         }

       /* tell Gdk whether we can drop here */