diff --git a/rtgui/filebrowser.h b/rtgui/filebrowser.h
index 03c8b01e3..d579a48f4 100644
--- a/rtgui/filebrowser.h
+++ b/rtgui/filebrowser.h
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public:
 
     void openNextImage();
     void openPrevImage();
-    void selectImage(const Glib::ustring& fname, bool doScroll);
+    void selectImage(const Glib::ustring& fname, bool doScroll = true);
 
     void copyProfile ();
     void pasteProfile ();
diff --git a/rtgui/filecatalog.cc b/rtgui/filecatalog.cc
index 8605b53d1..5ebac5e12 100644
--- a/rtgui/filecatalog.cc
+++ b/rtgui/filecatalog.cc
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ void FileCatalog::previewsFinishedUI ()
     filepanel->loadingThumbs(M("PROGRESSBAR_READY"), 0);
 
     if (!imageToSelect_fname.empty()) {
-        fileBrowser->selectImage(imageToSelect_fname, true);
+        fileBrowser->selectImage(imageToSelect_fname);
         imageToSelect_fname = "";
     }
 
@@ -2144,7 +2144,7 @@ void FileCatalog::selectImage (Glib::ustring fname, bool clearFilters)
             imageToSelect_fname = fname;
         } else {
             // FileCatalog::filterChanged ();//this will be replaced by queue_draw() in fileBrowser->selectImage
-            fileBrowser->selectImage(fname, true);
+            fileBrowser->selectImage(fname);
             imageToSelect_fname = "";
         }
     }