diff --git a/tools/inject_event/src/input_manager_command.cpp b/tools/inject_event/src/input_manager_command.cpp
index 5da89251f4c236c61359427effb00c80baa048fa..70b3b039f22c91aecad9cc1af1ff94bd449c5ced 100644
--- a/tools/inject_event/src/input_manager_command.cpp
+++ b/tools/inject_event/src/input_manager_command.cpp
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ int32_t InputManagerCommand::ParseCommand(int32_t argc, char *argv[])
                             item.SetPressed(false);
                             pointerEvent->SetPointerId(0);
                             pointerEvent->AddPointerItem(item);
-                            pointerEvent->SetButtonPressed(buttonId);
+                            pointerEvent->DeleteReleaseButton(buttonId);
                             pointerEvent->SetButtonId(buttonId);
                             pointerEvent->SetPointerAction(PointerEvent::POINTER_ACTION_BUTTON_UP);
                             pointerEvent->SetSourceType(PointerEvent::SOURCE_TYPE_MOUSE);