diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiRef.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiRef.cpp
index 668198c27c..d98a507b37 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiRef.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiRef.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ GuiRef::GuiRef(GuiView & lv)
 		this, SLOT(refHighlighted(QListWidgetItem *)));
 	connect(refsLW, SIGNAL(itemSelectionChanged()),
 		this, SLOT(selectionChanged()));
-	connect(refsLW, SIGNAL(itemActivated(QListWidgetItem *)),
+	connect(refsLW, SIGNAL(itemDoubleClicked(QListWidgetItem *)),
 		this, SLOT(refSelected(QListWidgetItem *)));
 	connect(sortCB, SIGNAL(clicked()),
 		this, SLOT(sortToggled()));