diff --git a/src/skrollr.js b/src/skrollr.js
index bfda991b..14858d66 100644
--- a/src/skrollr.js
+++ b/src/skrollr.js
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@
 			currentTouchX = touch.clientX;
 			currentTouchTime = e.timeStamp;
 
-			if(!rxTouchIgnoreTags.test(currentElement.tagName)) {
+			if(!rxTouchIgnoreTags.test(currentElement.tagName) && e.type !== EVENT_TOUCHSTART) {
 				e.preventDefault();
 			}
 
@@ -1679,4 +1679,4 @@
 
 	//Animation frame id returned by RequestAnimationFrame (or timeout when RAF is not supported).
 	var _animFrame;
-}(window, document));
\ No newline at end of file
+}(window, document));