diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/sidebar.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/sidebar.cc
index 18d2c94d91..da226b4123 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/sidebar.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/sidebar.cc
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Sidebar::Sidebar(QWidget *parent) : QFrame(parent) {
   setStyleSheet("background-color: rgb(57, 57, 57);");
 }
 
-void Sidebar::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) {
+void Sidebar::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event) {
   if (settings_btn.contains(event->pos())) {
     emit openSettings();
   }
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/sidebar.h b/selfdrive/ui/qt/sidebar.h
index f1f907d7dd..7cd04519a4 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/sidebar.h
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/sidebar.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public slots:
 
 protected:
   void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event) override;
-  void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) override;
+  void mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event) override;
 
 private:
   void drawMetric(QPainter &p, const QString &label, const QString &val, QColor c, int y);