diff --git a/thunar/thunar-standard-view.c b/thunar/thunar-standard-view.c
index e807296..c35d5b1 100644
--- a/thunar/thunar-standard-view.c
+++ b/thunar/thunar-standard-view.c
@@ -2573,11 +2573,17 @@ thunar_standard_view_action_select_by_pattern (GtkAction          *action,
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hbox), label, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
   gtk_widget_show (label);
 
-  entry = g_object_new (GTK_TYPE_ENTRY, "activates-default", TRUE, NULL);
+  entry = gtk_entry_new ();
+  gtk_entry_set_text (GTK_ENTRY (entry), "**");
+  gtk_entry_set_activates_default (GTK_ENTRY (entry), TRUE);
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hbox), entry, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
   gtk_label_set_mnemonic_widget (GTK_LABEL (label), entry);
   gtk_widget_show (entry);
 
+  /* show dialog so we can unset the selection of the entry */
+  gtk_widget_show (GTK_WIDGET (dialog));
+  gtk_editable_set_position (GTK_EDITABLE (entry), 1);
+
   response = gtk_dialog_run (GTK_DIALOG (dialog));
   if (response == GTK_RESPONSE_OK)
     {