diff --git a/src/useClickOutside.ts b/src/useClickOutside.ts
index 3c8597f..fe67b12 100644
--- a/src/useClickOutside.ts
+++ b/src/useClickOutside.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ function useClickOutside(
   const handleInitialMouse = useEventCallback((e: MouseEvent) => {
     const currentTarget = getRefTarget(ref);
 
-    if (currentTarget && contains(currentTarget, e.target as any)) {
+    if (
+      currentTarget &&
+      contains(currentTarget, e.target as any) &&
+      currentTarget !== e.target
+    ) {
       waitingForTrigger.current = true;
     }
   });