diff --git a/src/gui/LauncherDialog.cxx b/src/gui/LauncherDialog.cxx
index 102aefcf7..21408b87c 100644
--- a/src/gui/LauncherDialog.cxx
+++ b/src/gui/LauncherDialog.cxx
@@ -722,8 +722,9 @@ void LauncherDialog::handleKeyDown(StellaKey key, StellaMod mod, bool repeated)
 void LauncherDialog::handleJoyDown(int stick, int button, bool longPress)
 {
   myEventHandled = false;
-  myList->setFlags(Widget::FLAG_WANTS_RAWDATA); // allow handling long button press
+  myList->setFlags(Widget::FLAG_WANTS_RAWDATA);   // allow handling long button press
   Dialog::handleJoyDown(stick, button, longPress);
+  myList->clearFlags(Widget::FLAG_WANTS_RAWDATA); // revert flag afterwards!
 }
 
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