diff --git a/src/check.c b/src/check.c
index d41b0bfc..3a32f0f9 100644
--- a/src/check.c
+++ b/src/check.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ void break_wires_at_pins(int remove)
                 xctx->wire[xctx->wires].end2 = 0;
                 xctx->wire[xctx->wires].x2=x0;
                 xctx->wire[xctx->wires].y2=y0;
-                xctx->wire[xctx->wires].sel=SELECTED;
+                xctx->wire[xctx->wires].sel=xctx->wire[i].sel;
                 xctx->wire[xctx->wires].prop_ptr=NULL;
                 my_strdup(_ALLOC_ID_, &xctx->wire[xctx->wires].prop_ptr, xctx->wire[i].prop_ptr);
                 if(!strcmp(get_tok_value(xctx->wire[xctx->wires].prop_ptr,"bus",0), "true"))