diff --git a/src/gui/qgsprojectionselector.cpp b/src/gui/qgsprojectionselector.cpp
index 6488f24eb39..c31ff57818e 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsprojectionselector.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgsprojectionselector.cpp
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ void QgsProjectionSelector::on_lstRecent_currentItemChanged( QTreeWidgetItem *cu
 
   if ( mSkipFirstRecent )
   {
-    mSkipFirstRecent = true;
+    mSkipFirstRecent = false;
     return;
   }