diff --git a/lib/widget/dialog.c b/lib/widget/dialog.c
index b584a5a0a..cb52c754a 100644
--- a/lib/widget/dialog.c
+++ b/lib/widget/dialog.c
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ dlg_select_widget (void *w)
     const Widget *widget = (Widget *) w;
     Dlg_head *h = widget->owner;
 
-    do_select_widget (h, g_list_find (h->widgets, widget), SELECT_NEXT);
+    do_select_widget (h, g_list_find (h->widgets, widget), SELECT_EXACT);
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */