diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index 12038386ae..25f931a991 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -3710,11 +3710,7 @@ MarkerDrag::finished (GdkEvent* event, bool movement_occurred)
 
 		if (location) {
 
-			if (location->locked()) {
-				return;
-			}
-
-			if (location->is_mark()) {
+			if (location->locked() && location->is_mark()) {
 				location->set_start (((*x).location)->start());
 			} else {
 				location->set (((*x).location)->start(), ((*x).location)->end());