diff --git a/src/gui/platform/unix/qgenericunixthemes.cpp b/src/gui/platform/unix/qgenericunixthemes.cpp
index d90d5de098a..62ef0636c7c 100644
--- a/src/gui/platform/unix/qgenericunixthemes.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/platform/unix/qgenericunixthemes.cpp
@@ -726,6 +726,8 @@ QVariant QGnomeTheme::themeHint(QPlatformTheme::ThemeHint hint) const
     case QPlatformTheme::ButtonPressKeys:
         return QVariant::fromValue(
                 QList<Qt::Key>({ Qt::Key_Space, Qt::Key_Return, Qt::Key_Enter, Qt::Key_Select }));
+    case QPlatformTheme::PreselectFirstFileInDirectory:
+        return true;
     default:
         break;
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/platformthemes/gtk3/qgtk3theme.cpp b/src/plugins/platformthemes/gtk3/qgtk3theme.cpp
index 8551966678a..44d9db85301 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platformthemes/gtk3/qgtk3theme.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platformthemes/gtk3/qgtk3theme.cpp
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ QVariant QGtk3Theme::themeHint(QPlatformTheme::ThemeHint hint) const
         return QVariant(gtkSetting("gtk-icon-theme-name"));
     case QPlatformTheme::SystemIconFallbackThemeName:
         return QVariant(gtkSetting("gtk-fallback-icon-theme"));
-    case QPlatformTheme::PreselectFirstFileInDirectory:
-        return true;
     default:
         return QGnomeTheme::themeHint(hint);
     }