diff --git a/src/filters/new_interframe.hpp b/src/filters/new_interframe.hpp
index aab76fb4..505a6fe9 100644
--- a/src/filters/new_interframe.hpp
+++ b/src/filters/new_interframe.hpp
@@ -40,30 +40,21 @@ public:
     bool exists() {return true;}
 };
 
-//WX
-enum ifbfunc {
-    // this order must match order of option enum and selector widget
-    IFB_NONE, IFB_SMART, IFB_MOTION_BLUR
-};
-
 ///Use this to select/create the filter to use
 class interframe_factory
 {
 public:
-    static filter_base * createIFB(ifbfunc filter_select,unsigned int width,unsigned int height)
+    static filter_base * createIFB(std::string filterName,unsigned int width,unsigned int height)
     {
-        switch(filter_select)
+        if(filterName == "Smart interframe blending")
         {
-            case IFB_SMART:
-                return new SmartIB(width,height);
-                break;
-            case IFB_MOTION_BLUR:
-                return new MotionBlurIB(width,height);
-                break;
-            default:
-                return new filter_base(width,height);
-                break;
+            return new SmartIB(width,height);
         }
+        else if(filterName == "Interframe motion blur")
+        {
+            return new MotionBlurIB(width,height);
+        }
+        return new filter_base(width,height);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/wx/cmdevents.cpp b/src/wx/cmdevents.cpp
index 8ac117ae..0d2e8818 100644
--- a/src/wx/cmdevents.cpp
+++ b/src/wx/cmdevents.cpp
@@ -2008,8 +2008,6 @@ EVT_HANDLER_MASK(ChangeFilter, "Change Pixel Filter", CMDEN_NREC_ANY)
 
 EVT_HANDLER_MASK(ChangeIFB, "Change Interframe Blending", CMDEN_NREC_ANY)
 {
-    gopts.ifb = (gopts.ifb + 1) % 3;
-    update_opts();
     if(panel->panel)
     {
         panel->panel->Delete();
diff --git a/src/wx/opts.cpp b/src/wx/opts.cpp
index 3b23d4bf..2cf0cf29 100644
--- a/src/wx/opts.cpp
+++ b/src/wx/opts.cpp
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ opt_desc opts[] = {
 #ifdef MMX
     BOOLOPT("Display/EnableMMX", wxTRANSLATE("Enable MMX"), gopts.cpu_mmx),
 #endif
-    STROPT("Display/Filter", wxTRANSLATE("Full-screen filter to apply"), gopts.filter),
+    STROPT ("Display/Filter", wxTRANSLATE("Full-screen filter to apply"), gopts.filter),
     BOOLOPT("Display/Fullscreen", wxTRANSLATE("Enter fullscreen mode at startup"), gopts.fullscreen),
     INTOPT ("Display/FullscreenDepth", wxTRANSLATE("Fullscreen mode color depth (0 = any)"), gopts.fs_mode.bpp, 0, 999),
     INTOPT ("Display/FullscreenFreq", wxTRANSLATE("Fullscreen mode frequency (0 = any)"), gopts.fs_mode.refresh, 0, 999),
     INTOPT ("Display/FullscreenHeight", wxTRANSLATE("Fullscreen mode height (0 = desktop)"), gopts.fs_mode.h, 0, 99999),
     INTOPT ("Display/FullscreenWidth", wxTRANSLATE("Fullscreen mode width (0 = desktop)"), gopts.fs_mode.w, 0, 99999),
-    ENUMOPT("Display/IFB", wxTRANSLATE("Interframe blending function"), gopts.ifb, wxTRANSLATE("none|smart|motionblur")),
+    STROPT ("Display/IFB", wxTRANSLATE("Interframe blending function"), gopts.ifb),
     INTOPT ("Display/MaxScale", wxTRANSLATE("Maximum scale factor (0 = no limit)"), gopts.max_scale, 0, 100),
     INTOPT ("Display/MaxThreads", wxTRANSLATE("Maximum number of threads to run filters in"), gopts.max_threads, 1, 8),
     ENUMOPT("Display/RenderMethod", wxTRANSLATE("Render method; if unsupported, simple method will be used"), gopts.render_method,
diff --git a/src/wx/opts.h b/src/wx/opts.h
index b14b86cc..9a752e90 100644
--- a/src/wx/opts.h
+++ b/src/wx/opts.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ extern struct opts_t {
     bool cpu_mmx;
     bool no_osd_status;
     wxString filter;
-    int ifb;
+    wxString ifb;
     bool fullscreen;
     wxVideoMode fs_mode;
     int max_scale;
diff --git a/src/wx/panel.cpp b/src/wx/panel.cpp
index 8d33478d..b897ddf7 100644
--- a/src/wx/panel.cpp
+++ b/src/wx/panel.cpp
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ DrawingPanel::DrawingPanel(int _width, int _height) :
             threads[i].band_lower = band_height * i;
             threads[i].dst = reinterpret_cast<u32 *>(&todraw);
             threads[i].mainFilter=filter_factory::createFilter(ToString(gopts.filter),width,band_height);
-            threads[i].iFilter=interframe_factory::createIFB((ifbfunc)gopts.ifb,width,band_height);
+            threads[i].iFilter=interframe_factory::createIFB(ToString(gopts.ifb),width,band_height);
             threads[i].done = &filt_done;
             threads[i].lock.Lock();
             threads[i].Create();