diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
index f18c02a0e..d9746fcfe 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ namespace MWInput
                 break;
             case A_Activate:
                 resetIdleTime();
-                activate();
                 if( MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->isGuiMode()
                     && MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getMode() == MWGui::GM_InterMessageBox ) {
                         // Pressing the activation key when a messagebox is prompting for "ok" will activate the ok button
                         MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->enterPressed();
                     }
+                activate();
                 break;
             case A_Journal:
                 toggleJournal ();