diff --git a/dll/win32/shell32/COpenWithMenu.cpp b/dll/win32/shell32/COpenWithMenu.cpp
index e9dd8018e35..2ad593bc559 100644
--- a/dll/win32/shell32/COpenWithMenu.cpp
+++ b/dll/win32/shell32/COpenWithMenu.cpp
@@ -534,8 +534,6 @@ VOID COpenWithList::LoadFromProgIdKey(HKEY hKey, LPCWSTR pwszExt)
         {
             StringCbCopyW(pApp->wszCmd, sizeof(pApp->wszCmd), wszCmd);
             SetRecommended(pApp);
-            if (!pApp->bMRUList)
-                AddAppToMRUList(pApp, pwszExt);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -653,6 +651,9 @@ BOOL COpenWithList::AddAppToMRUList(SApp *pApp, LPCWSTR pwszFilename)
         /* Insert the entry */
         AddMRUStringW(hList, pApp->wszFilename);
 
+        /* Set MRU presence */
+        pApp->bMRUList = TRUE;
+
         /* Close MRU list */
         FreeMRUList(hList);
     }