--- a/src/callback.c
+++ b/src/callback.c
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,10,0)
 void cb_file_open_recent(StructData *sd, GtkRecentChooser *chooser)
 {
+  if (check_text_modification(sd))
+    return;
+
   FileInfo *fi;
   gchar *uri;