diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/views/kanban/kanban_record.js b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/views/kanban/kanban_record.js
index 2b9c154c0e1..828fd89f839 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/views/kanban/kanban_record.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/views/kanban/kanban_record.js
@@ -240,11 +240,6 @@ var KanbanRecord = Widget.extend(WidgetAdapterMixin, {
             });
             return;
         }
-        if (this.$el.hasClass('o_currently_dragged')) {
-            // this record is currently being dragged and dropped, so we do not
-            // want to open it.
-            return;
-        }
         var editMode = this.$el.hasClass('oe_kanban_global_click_edit');
         this.trigger_up('open_record', {
             id: this.db_id,
@@ -695,6 +690,11 @@ var KanbanRecord = Widget.extend(WidgetAdapterMixin, {
         if ($(event.target).parents('.o_dropdown_kanban').length) {
             return;
         }
+        if (this.$el.hasClass('o_currently_dragged')) {
+            // this record is currently being dragged and dropped, so we do not
+            // want to open it.
+            return;
+        }
         var trigger = true;
         var elem = event.target;
         var ischild = true;