diff --git a/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_events.js b/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_events.js
index 182c0cd1b..2c10b4c87 100644
--- a/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_events.js
+++ b/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_events.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ test( "close", function () {
 	this.element.selectmenu( "open" ).selectmenu( "close" );
 
 	this.element.selectmenu( "open" );
-	$( "body" ).trigger( "click" );
+	$( "body" ).trigger( "mousedown" );
 });
 
 
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.selectmenu.js b/ui/jquery.ui.selectmenu.js
index 69f863108..5c13a1619 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.selectmenu.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.selectmenu.js
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.selectmenu", {
 	},
 
 	_documentClick: {
-		click: function( event ) {
+		mousedown: function( event ) {
 			if ( this.isOpen && !$( event.target ).closest( "li.ui-state-disabled, li.ui-selectmenu-optgroup, #" + this.ids.button ).length ) {
 				this.close( event );
 			}