diff --git a/packages/yew/src/virtual_dom/listeners.rs b/packages/yew/src/virtual_dom/listeners.rs
index df438572302..3c13f369086 100644
--- a/packages/yew/src/virtual_dom/listeners.rs
+++ b/packages/yew/src/virtual_dom/listeners.rs
@@ -358,9 +358,8 @@ impl GlobalHandlers {
                         &{
                             let mut opts = web_sys::AddEventListenerOptions::new();
                             opts.capture(true);
-                            if desc.passive {
-                                opts.passive(true);
-                            }
+                            // We need to explicitly set passive to override any browser defaults
+                            opts.passive(desc.passive);
                             opts
                         },
                     )