diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/drag_value.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/drag_value.rs
index a54bdbaa..e0227ccb 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/drag_value.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/drag_value.rs
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ impl<'a> Widget for DragValue<'a> {
                 .drag_value
                 .edit_string
                 .take()
-                .unwrap_or(value_text.clone());
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| value_text.clone());
             let response = ui.add(
                 TextEdit::singleline(&mut value_text)
                     .id(id)