diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.c b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.c
index 561300ab7b9..f96a8c3d7fd 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.c
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.c
@@ -2515,7 +2515,7 @@ void WM_OT_recover_auto_save(wmOperatorType *ot)
                                  FILE_BLENDER,
                                  FILE_OPENFILE,
                                  WM_FILESEL_FILEPATH,
-                                 FILE_HORIZONTALDISPLAY,
+                                 FILE_VERTICALDISPLAY,
                                  FILE_SORT_TIME);
 }