diff --git a/src/event.js b/src/event.js
index c0238cca..fa8be8d2 100644
--- a/src/event.js
+++ b/src/event.js
@@ -263,11 +263,18 @@ jQuery.event = {
 	},
 
 	fix: function(event) {
+		// Short-circuit if the event has already been fixed by jQuery.event.fix
+		if ( event[ expando ] )
+			return event;
+			
 		// store a copy of the original event object 
 		// and clone to set read-only properties
 		var originalEvent = event;
 		event = jQuery.extend({}, originalEvent);
 		
+		// Mark the event as fixed by jQuery.event.fix
+		event[ expando ] = true;
+		
 		// add preventDefault and stopPropagation since 
 		// they will not work on the clone
 		event.preventDefault = function() {