diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp
index 3fd1aeb27..00105e497 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
             if (newProvider != nullptr) {
                 m_hexEditor.setSelectionUnchecked(m_selectionStart.get(newProvider), m_selectionEnd.get(newProvider));
             } else {
-                ImHexApi::HexEditor::clearSelection();
+                m_hexEditor.setSelectionUnchecked(std::nullopt, std::nullopt);
             }
 
             if (isSelectionValid()) {