diff --git a/src/mousetracker.js b/src/mousetracker.js
index d1722b16..86e23f70 100644
--- a/src/mousetracker.js
+++ b/src/mousetracker.js
@@ -2104,7 +2104,7 @@
 
         if ( updatePointersDown( tracker, event, [ gPoint ], event.button ) ) {
             $.stopEvent( event );
-            capturePointer( tracker, gPoint.type );
+            capturePointer( tracker, 'pointer' );
         }
 
         if ( tracker.clickHandler || tracker.dblClickHandler || tracker.pressHandler || tracker.dragHandler || tracker.dragEndHandler || tracker.pinchHandler ) {
@@ -2154,7 +2154,7 @@
         };
 
         if ( updatePointersUp( tracker, event, [ gPoint ], event.button ) ) {
-            releasePointer( tracker, gPoint.type );
+            releasePointer( tracker, 'pointer' );
         }
     }