diff --git a/browser/components/places/content/bookmarkProperties.js b/browser/components/places/content/bookmarkProperties.js
index d4a6fe233a7..fc8147dbdd2 100755
--- a/browser/components/places/content/bookmarkProperties.js
+++ b/browser/components/places/content/bookmarkProperties.js
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ var BookmarkPropertiesPanel = {
   },
 
   onMenuListFolderSelect: function BPP_onMenuListFolderSelect(aEvent) {
-    if (this._folderTree.hidden)
+    if (this._folderTree.collapsed)
       return;
 
     this._folderTree.selectItems([this._getFolderIdFromMenuList()]);