diff --git a/eeschema/lib_field.cpp b/eeschema/lib_field.cpp
index 1377670b16..3206789eeb 100644
--- a/eeschema/lib_field.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/lib_field.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ wxString LIB_FIELD::GetShownText( bool aAllowExtraText, int aDepth ) const
 {
     wxString text = EDA_TEXT::GetShownText( aAllowExtraText, aDepth );
 
-    if( IsNameShown() )
+    if( IsNameShown() && aAllowExtraText )
         text = GetName() << wxT( ": " ) << text;
 
     return text;