diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/itemview.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/itemview.cpp
index 89d764c845..ae295cd4ea 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/itemview.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/itemview.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         if (Settings::gui().mControllerMenus)
         {
-            mControllerFocus = std::clamp(mControllerFocus, 0, mItemCount - 1);
+            mControllerFocus = -1;
+            if (mItemCount > 0)
+                mControllerFocus = std::clamp(mControllerFocus, 0, mItemCount - 1);
             updateControllerFocus(-1, mControllerFocus);
         }