diff --git a/src/ui/widget/canvas.cpp b/src/ui/widget/canvas.cpp
index c0340b79d5cb2b028a4f7414716199302fdecc9d..96887dfc26ebe5a1a49515bf2410f62405f20e65 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/canvas.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/canvas.cpp
@@ -636,6 +636,7 @@ Canvas::on_motion_notify_event(GdkEventMotion *motion_event)
             // Reset everything.
             _split_mode = Inkscape::SplitMode::NORMAL;
             _split_position = Geom::Point(-1, -1);
+            _hover_direction = Inkscape::SplitDirection::NONE;
             set_cursor();
             queue_draw();