diff --git a/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/midifunction.cc b/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/midifunction.cc
index 1f3535f22c..4b5faa7018 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/midifunction.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/midifunction.cc
@@ -165,9 +165,14 @@ MIDIFunction::execute ()
 
 	case Select:
 		if (!_argument.empty()) {
+			/* this uses only the numerical orderpart of a
+			   PresentionInfo, because it only sets the lower 32
+			   bits of a 64 bit value. This will be interpreted
+			   as a request to select only Routes.
+			*/
 			uint32_t rid;
 			sscanf (_argument.c_str(), "%d", &rid);
-			_ui->SetRouteSelection (rid);
+			_ui->SetStripableSelection (rid);
 			DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::GenericMidi, string_compose ("Function: SetRouteSelection = %1\n", rid));
 		}
 		break;