diff --git a/kitty/mouse.c b/kitty/mouse.c
index afa814a89..1d8e52ecd 100644
--- a/kitty/mouse.c
+++ b/kitty/mouse.c
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ multi_click(Window *w, unsigned int count) {
     unsigned int y1, y2;
     switch(count) {
         case 2:
+            y1 = w->mouse_pos.cell_y;
             if (screen_selection_range_for_word(screen, w->mouse_pos.cell_x, &y1, &y2, &start, &end, true)) mode = EXTEND_WORD;
             break;
         case 3: