diff --git a/src/text3.C b/src/text3.C
index 840ec68e1c..1fdc5b736e 100644
--- a/src/text3.C
+++ b/src/text3.C
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ void LyXText::dispatch(LCursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 		// finish selection
 		if (cmd.button() == mouse_button::button1) {
 			if (cur.selection())
-				theSelection().haveSelection(cur.selection());
+				theSelection().haveSelection(true);
 			needsUpdate = false;
 			cur.noUpdate();
 		}