diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/confirmationdialog.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/confirmationdialog.cpp
index 67da1f94a7..b284db16b2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/confirmationdialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/confirmationdialog.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         if (Settings::gui().mControllerMenus)
         {
-            mOkButton->setStateSelected(true);
             trackFocusEvents(mOkButton);
             trackFocusEvents(mCancelButton);
         }
@@ -44,6 +43,13 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->setKeyFocusWidget(mOkButton);
 
+        if (Settings::gui().mControllerMenus)
+        {
+            mOkButtonFocus = true;
+            mOkButton->setStateSelected(true);
+            mCancelButton->setStateSelected(false);
+        }
+
         center();
     }