diff --git a/select/selCreate.c b/select/selCreate.c
index d6a8d308..23c2ebdc 100644
--- a/select/selCreate.c
+++ b/select/selCreate.c
@@ -473,10 +473,15 @@ SelectArea(scx, types, xMask, globmatch)
     }
     else (void) DBCellCopyAllLabels(scx, types, xMask, SelectUse, &labelArea);
 
-    /* Select unexpanded cell uses. */
+    /* Select cell uses. */
+    /* NOTE:  Changed 2/9/2025;  Previously this was restricted to unexpanded
+     * cell instances, which is an unnecessary restriction.  By changing "xMask"
+     * to "CU_DESCEND_ALL", this now only ever looks one level down and will
+     * select any instance that is a child of the edit cell, expanded or not.
+     */
 
     if (TTMaskHasType(types, L_CELL))
-        (void) DBCellCopyAllCells(scx, xMask, SelectUse, &cellArea);
+        (void) DBCellCopyAllCells(scx, CU_DESCEND_ALL, SelectUse, &cellArea);
     else
     {
 	cellArea.r_xbot = 0;