diff --git a/src/Surface.zig b/src/Surface.zig
index d138f798f..e2b5f51a5 100644
--- a/src/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/Surface.zig
@@ -2145,20 +2145,16 @@ pub fn mouseButtonCallback(
     // cursorPosCallback will also do a mouse report so we don't need to do any
     // of the logic below.
     if (button == .left and action == .press) {
+        // We could do all the conditionals in one but I find it more
+        // readable as a human to break this one up.
         if (mods.shift and
             self.mouse.left_click_count > 0 and
             !shift_capture)
         {
-            // Checking for selection requires the renderer state mutex which
-            // sucks but this should be pretty rare of an event so it won't
-            // cause a ton of contention.
-            const selection = selection: {
-                self.renderer_state.mutex.lock();
-                defer self.renderer_state.mutex.unlock();
-                break :selection self.io.terminal.screen.selection != null;
-            };
-
-            if (selection) {
+            // We split this conditional out on its own because this is the
+            // only one that requires a renderer mutex grab which is VERY
+            // expensive because it could block all our threads.
+            if (self.hasSelection()) {
                 const pos = try self.rt_surface.getCursorPos();
                 try self.cursorPosCallback(pos);
                 return true;