diff --git a/kitty/mouse.c b/kitty/mouse.c
index b0c159630..821d9a07b 100644
--- a/kitty/mouse.c
+++ b/kitty/mouse.c
@@ -816,9 +816,9 @@ mouse_event(const int button, int modifiers, int action) {
 }
 
 static int
-scale_scroll(Screen *screen, double offset, bool is_high_resolution, double *pending_scroll_pixels, int cell_size) {
+scale_scroll(MouseTrackingMode mouse_tracking_mode, double offset, bool is_high_resolution, double *pending_scroll_pixels, int cell_size) {
 // scale the scroll by the multiplier unless the mouse is grabbed. If the mouse is grabbed only change direction.
-#define SCALE_SCROLL(which) { double scale = OPT(which); if (screen->modes.mouse_tracking_mode) scale /= fabs(scale); offset *= scale; }
+#define SCALE_SCROLL(which) { double scale = OPT(which); if (mouse_tracking_mode) scale /= fabs(scale); offset *= scale; }
     int s = 0;
     if (is_high_resolution) {
         SCALE_SCROLL(touch_scroll_multiplier);
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ scale_scroll(Screen *screen, double offset, bool is_high_resolution, double *pen
         SCALE_SCROLL(wheel_scroll_multiplier);
         s = (int) round(offset);
         if (offset != 0) {
-            const int min_lines = screen->modes.mouse_tracking_mode ? 1 : OPT(wheel_scroll_min_lines);
+            const int min_lines = mouse_tracking_mode ? 1 : OPT(wheel_scroll_min_lines);
             if (min_lines > 0 && abs(s) < min_lines) s = offset > 0 ? min_lines : -min_lines;
             // Always add the minimum number of lines when it is negative
             else if (min_lines < 0) s = offset > 0 ? s - min_lines : s + min_lines;
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ scroll_event(double xoffset, double yoffset, int flags, int modifiers) {
     bool is_high_resolution = flags & 1;
 
     if (yoffset != 0.0) {
-        s = scale_scroll(screen, yoffset, is_high_resolution, &screen->pending_scroll_pixels_y, global_state.callback_os_window->fonts_data->cell_height);
+        s = scale_scroll(screen->modes.mouse_tracking_mode, yoffset, is_high_resolution, &screen->pending_scroll_pixels_y, global_state.callback_os_window->fonts_data->cell_height);
         if (s) {
             bool upwards = s > 0;
             if (screen->modes.mouse_tracking_mode) {
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ scroll_event(double xoffset, double yoffset, int flags, int modifiers) {
         }
     }
     if (xoffset != 0.0) {
-        s = scale_scroll(screen, xoffset, is_high_resolution, &screen->pending_scroll_pixels_x, global_state.callback_os_window->fonts_data->cell_width);
+        s = scale_scroll(screen->modes.mouse_tracking_mode, xoffset, is_high_resolution, &screen->pending_scroll_pixels_x, global_state.callback_os_window->fonts_data->cell_width);
         if (s) {
             if (screen->modes.mouse_tracking_mode) {
                 int sz = encode_mouse_scroll(w, s > 0 ? 6 : 7, modifiers);