diff --git a/src/preferences/filetypes/FileTypes.cpp b/src/preferences/filetypes/FileTypes.cpp
index a5192b47f6..71a89d2a44 100644
--- a/src/preferences/filetypes/FileTypes.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/filetypes/FileTypes.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ FileTypes::FileTypes()
 	fTypeWindowCount(0)
 {
 	fFilePanel = new BFilePanel(B_OPEN_PANEL, NULL, NULL,
-		B_FILE_NODE | B_DIRECTORY_NODE, false);
+		B_FILE_NODE, false);
 }