src/nnn.c | 3 ++-

diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index bd461e70a4e152ceef6a19be6d6abeb9d1c87906..c5a5e89ba1cd6fa510fe04ec5745b91341505e86 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -2580,7 +2580,8 @@
 			showfilter(ln);
 			continue;
 #ifndef NOMOUSE
-		case KEY_MOUSE: // fallthrough
+		case KEY_MOUSE:
+			goto end;
 #endif
 		case 27: /* Exit filter mode on Escape and Alt+key */
 			if (handle_alt_key(ch) != ERR) {