diff --git a/libs/ardour/route.cc b/libs/ardour/route.cc
index 2e56d89ae5..949dde9861 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/route.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/route.cc
@@ -5121,7 +5121,7 @@ Route::set_active (bool yn, void* src)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (is_singleton ()) {
+	if (is_singleton () && !yn) {
 		return;
 	}