diff --git a/indra/newview/llpanelprimmediacontrols.cpp b/indra/newview/llpanelprimmediacontrols.cpp
index 67cd23d2eed0372b599cdecc998445d02b663ad2..2bd78f40ba6dafddaaf595199f4a82069201c968 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llpanelprimmediacontrols.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llpanelprimmediacontrols.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ void LLPanelPrimMediaControls::focusOnTarget()
 	LLViewerMediaImpl* media_impl = getTargetMediaImpl();
 	if(media_impl)
 	{
-		if (!media_impl->hasFocus() || isZoomDistExceeding())
+		if (!media_impl->hasFocus())
 		{	
 			// The current target doesn't have media focus -- focus on it.
 			LLViewerObject* objectp = getTargetObject();