diff --git a/src/Gui/SoFCUnifiedSelection.cpp b/src/Gui/SoFCUnifiedSelection.cpp
index 215316b108..39cabeabca 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SoFCUnifiedSelection.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SoFCUnifiedSelection.cpp
@@ -742,7 +742,8 @@ SoFCUnifiedSelection::handleEvent(SoHandleEventAction * action)
             // check to see if the mouse is over a geometry...
             auto infos = this->getPickedList(action,!Selection().needPickedList());
             bool greedySel = Gui::Selection().getSelectionStyle() == Gui::SelectionSingleton::SelectionStyle::GreedySelection;
-            if(setSelection(infos, event->wasCtrlDown() || greedySel))
+            greedySel = greedySel || event->wasCtrlDown();
+            if(setSelection(infos, greedySel) || greedySel)
                 action->setHandled();
         } // mouse release
     }