diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.cc
index 761212d9a2..72c7fcf0ff 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.cc
@@ -871,10 +871,19 @@ EditorRoutes::reset_remote_control_ids ()
 
 	for (ri = rows.begin(); ri != rows.end(); ++ri) {
 
+		/* skip two special values */
+		
+		if (rid == Route::MasterBusRemoteControlID) {
+			rid++;
+		}
+		
+		if (rid == Route::MonitorBusRemoteControlID) {
+			rid++;
+		}
+
 		boost::shared_ptr<Route> route = (*ri)[_columns.route];
 		bool visible = (*ri)[_columns.visible];
 
-
 		if (!route->is_master() && !route->is_monitor()) {
 
 			uint32_t new_rid = (visible ? rid : invisible_key--);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.cc
index 85e68da880..88e6b4bcb9 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.cc
@@ -473,6 +473,17 @@ Mixer_UI::reset_remote_control_ids ()
 	uint32_t invisible_key = UINT32_MAX;
 
 	for (ri = rows.begin(); ri != rows.end(); ++ri) {
+
+		/* skip two special values */
+		
+		if (rid == Route::MasterBusRemoteControlID) {
+			rid++;
+		}
+		
+		if (rid == Route::MonitorBusRemoteControlID) {
+			rid++;
+		}
+
 		boost::shared_ptr<Route> route = (*ri)[track_columns.route];
 		bool visible = (*ri)[track_columns.visible];