diff --git a/common/widgets/net_selector.cpp b/common/widgets/net_selector.cpp
index 8deadda5ff..2c32f027e0 100644
--- a/common/widgets/net_selector.cpp
+++ b/common/widgets/net_selector.cpp
@@ -529,7 +529,9 @@ protected:
 
     void doSetFocus( wxWindow* aWindow )
     {
+#ifndef __WXGTK__ // Cannot focus in non-toplevel windows on GTK
         KIPLATFORM::UI::ForceFocus( aWindow );
+#endif
     }
 
 protected: