--- a/browser/components/downloads/content/downloads.js
+++ b/browser/components/downloads/content/downloads.js
@@ -1035,21 +1035,21 @@ const DownloadsView = {
     if (!this.contextMenuOpen &&
         aEvent.target.parentNode == this.richListBox) {
       this.richListBox.selectedItem = aEvent.target;
     }
   },
 
   onDownloadMouseOut(aEvent) {
     if (!this.contextMenuOpen &&
-        aEvent.target.parentNode == this.richListBox) {
+        aEvent.originalTarget.parentNode == this.richListBox) {
       // If the destination element is outside of the richlistitem, clear the
       // selection.
       let element = aEvent.relatedTarget;
-      while (element && element != aEvent.target) {
+      while (element && element != aEvent.originalTarget) {
         element = element.parentNode;
       }
       if (!element) {
         this.richListBox.selectedIndex = -1;
       }
     }
   },