diff --git a/examples/js/controls/TransformControls.js b/examples/js/controls/TransformControls.js
index 3b74d849face6..515dcd930b84e 100644
--- a/examples/js/controls/TransformControls.js
+++ b/examples/js/controls/TransformControls.js
@@ -856,10 +856,10 @@
 					event.preventDefault();
 					event.stopPropagation();
 
-					scope.dispatchEvent( mouseDownEvent );
-
 					scope.axis = intersect.object.name;
 
+					scope.dispatchEvent( mouseDownEvent );
+
 					scope.update();
 
 					eye.copy( camPosition ).sub( worldPosition ).normalize();