diff --git a/src/bin/e_border.c b/src/bin/e_border.c
index 29ab5cbef..59e8f9154 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_border.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_border.c
@@ -4938,7 +4938,7 @@ _e_border_eval(E_Border *bd)
 			 }
 		       else if (e_config->window_placement_policy == E_WINDOW_PLACEMENT_MANUAL)
 			 {
-			    e_place_zone_manual(bd->zone, bd->x, bd->w, bd->client_inset.t,
+			    e_place_zone_manual(bd->zone, bd->w, bd->client_inset.t,
 						&new_x, &new_y);
 			 }
 		       else
@@ -5333,8 +5333,9 @@ _e_border_eval(E_Border *bd)
 		    bd->cur_mouse_action = NULL;
 		  if (bd->cur_mouse_action)
 		    {
-		       e_place_zone_manual(bd->zone, bd->x, bd->w,
-					   bd->client_inset.t, &bd->x, &bd->y);
+		       ecore_x_pointer_xy_get(bd->zone->container->win, &x, &y);
+		       bd->x = x - (bd->w >> 1);
+		       bd->y = y - (bd->client_inset.t >> 1);
 
 		       bd->moveinfo.down.x = bd->x;
 		       bd->moveinfo.down.y = bd->y;
diff --git a/src/bin/e_place.c b/src/bin/e_place.c
index 434822480..c9c07071a 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_place.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_place.c
@@ -481,15 +481,15 @@ e_place_zone_cursor(E_Zone *zone, int x, int y, int w, int h, int it, int *rx, i
 }
 
 int
-e_place_zone_manual(E_Zone *zone, int x, int w, int it, int *rx, int *ry)
+e_place_zone_manual(E_Zone *zone, int w, int h, int *rx, int *ry)
 {
    int cursor_x = 0, cursor_y = 0;
 
    E_OBJECT_CHECK_RETURN(zone, 0);
 
    ecore_x_pointer_xy_get(zone->container->win, &cursor_x, &cursor_y);
-   *rx = cursor_x - ((w - x) >> 1);
-   *ry = cursor_y - (it >> 1);
+   *rx = cursor_x - (w >> 1);
+   *ry = cursor_y - (h >> 1);
 
    return 1;
 }
diff --git a/src/bin/e_place.h b/src/bin/e_place.h
index a68e7b8ca..238fae940 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_place.h
+++ b/src/bin/e_place.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 EAPI void e_place_zone_region_smart_cleanup(E_Zone *zone);
 EAPI int e_place_zone_region_smart(E_Zone *zone, Evas_List *skiplist, int x, int y, int w, int h, int *rx, int *ry);
 EAPI int e_place_zone_cursor(E_Zone *zone, int x, int y, int w, int h, int it, int *rx, int *ry);
-EAPI int e_place_zone_manual(E_Zone *zone, int x, int w, int it, int *rx, int *ry);
+EAPI int e_place_zone_manual(E_Zone *zone, int w, int h, int *rx, int *ry);
     
 #endif
 #endif