diff --git a/src/org/geometerplus/fbreader/fbreader/FBView.java b/src/org/geometerplus/fbreader/fbreader/FBView.java
index a66b97807..29c3e4207 100644
--- a/src/org/geometerplus/fbreader/fbreader/FBView.java
+++ b/src/org/geometerplus/fbreader/fbreader/FBView.java
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ public final class FBView extends ZLTextView {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (myReader.AllowScreenBrightnessAdjustmentOption.getValue() && x < myContext.getWidth() / 10) {
+			myIsBrightnessAdjustmentInProgress = true;
+			myStartY = y;
+			myStartBrightness = ZLibrary.Instance().getScreenBrightness();
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		final ZLTextElementRegion region = findRegion(x, y, 10, ZLTextHyperlinkRegion.Filter);
 		if (region != null) {
 			selectRegion(region);
@@ -101,13 +108,6 @@ public final class FBView extends ZLTextView {
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		if (myReader.AllowScreenBrightnessAdjustmentOption.getValue() && x < myContext.getWidth() / 10) {
-			myIsBrightnessAdjustmentInProgress = true;
-			myStartY = y;
-			myStartBrightness = ZLibrary.Instance().getScreenBrightness();
-			return true;
-		}
-
 		final ScrollingPreferences preferences = ScrollingPreferences.Instance();
 		if (preferences.FlickOption.getValue()) {
 			myStartX = x;