diff --git a/common/widgets/wx_progress_reporters.cpp b/common/widgets/wx_progress_reporters.cpp
index 5491fb0284..3524693cda 100644
--- a/common/widgets/wx_progress_reporters.cpp
+++ b/common/widgets/wx_progress_reporters.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * This program source code file is part of KiCad, a free EDA CAD application.
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2017 CERN
- * Copyright (C) 2021 KiCad Developers, see AUTHORS.txt for contributors.
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 KiCad Developers, see AUTHORS.txt for contributors.
  *
  * Author: Tomasz Wlostowski <tomasz.wlostowski@cern.ch>
  *
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ bool WX_PROGRESS_REPORTER::updateUI()
     }
 
     Raise();
-    SetFocus();
+
+    if( IsFocusable() )
+        SetFocus();
 
     bool diag = wxProgressDialog::Update( cur, message );