diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/focus.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/focus.rs
index 2ca02f46ac0542..fab9a0121c1a71 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/focus.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/focus.rs
@@ -164,9 +164,7 @@ pub fn ui_focus_system(
                         // Reset their interaction to None to avoid strange stuck state
                         if let Some(mut interaction) = node.interaction {
                             // We cannot simply set the interaction to None, as that will trigger change detection repeatedly
-                            if *interaction != Interaction::None {
-                                *interaction = Interaction::None;
-                            }
+                            interaction.set_if_neq(Interaction::None);
                         }
 
                         return None;