diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua
index d9371f4d6..6d48e2b09 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ function FileManager:setupLayout()
     local setHome = function(path) self:setHome(path) end
 
     function file_chooser:onFileHold(file)  -- luacheck: ignore
-        if file_manager.select_mode then return true end
         local is_file = lfs.attributes(file, "mode") == "file"
         local is_folder = lfs.attributes(file, "mode") == "directory"
         local is_not_parent_folder = BaseUtil.basename(file) ~= ".."
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua
index 84bb7b429..28f80b673 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ function FileChooser:onMenuSelect(item)
 end
 
 function FileChooser:onMenuHold(item)
+    if self.filemanager and self.filemanager.select_mode then return true end
     self:onFileHold(item.path)
     return true
 end