diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
index cba3412e9d..b69d2d6af9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     void Console::disable()
     {
         setVisible(false);
-        setSelectedObject(MWWorld::Ptr());
+
         // Remove keyboard focus from the console input whenever the
         // console is turned off
         MyGUI::InputManager::getInstance().setKeyFocusWidget(NULL);