diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/web_sys/canvas/pointer_handler.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/web_sys/canvas/pointer_handler.rs
index 5f6f321016..240c3bf7a8 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/web_sys/canvas/pointer_handler.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/web_sys/canvas/pointer_handler.rs
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ impl PointerHandler {
                     event::mouse_button(&event),
                     event::mouse_modifiers(&event),
                 );
-                canvas
-                    .set_pointer_capture(event.pointer_id())
-                    .expect("Failed to set pointer capture");
+                let _e = canvas.set_pointer_capture(event.pointer_id());
             },
         ));
     }