diff --git a/source/blender/editors/asset/intern/asset_library_reference_enum.cc b/source/blender/editors/asset/intern/asset_library_reference_enum.cc
index d20f3205a77..32d18add511 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/asset/intern/asset_library_reference_enum.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/asset/intern/asset_library_reference_enum.cc
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ AssetLibraryReference ED_asset_library_reference_from_enum_value(int value)
   /* Note that there is no check if the path exists here. If an invalid library path is used, the
    * Asset Browser can give a nice hint on what's wrong. */
   if (!user_library) {
-    library.type = ASSET_LIBRARY_LOCAL;
+    library.type = ASSET_LIBRARY_ALL;
     library.custom_library_index = -1;
   }
   else {
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_file/filesel.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_file/filesel.cc
index e6dfe6bdfb3..1a543f58356 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_file/filesel.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_file/filesel.cc
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static void fileselect_ensure_updated_asset_params(SpaceFile *sfile)
     asset_params = sfile->asset_params = static_cast<FileAssetSelectParams *>(
         MEM_callocN(sizeof(*asset_params), "FileAssetSelectParams"));
     asset_params->base_params.details_flags = U_default.file_space_data.details_flags;
-    asset_params->asset_library_ref.type = ASSET_LIBRARY_LOCAL;
+    asset_params->asset_library_ref.type = ASSET_LIBRARY_ALL;
     asset_params->asset_library_ref.custom_library_index = -1;
     asset_params->import_type = FILE_ASSET_IMPORT_APPEND_REUSE;
   }
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ static void fileselect_refresh_asset_params(FileAssetSelectParams *asset_params)
     user_library = BKE_preferences_asset_library_find_from_index(&U,
                                                                  library->custom_library_index);
     if (!user_library) {
-      library->type = ASSET_LIBRARY_LOCAL;
+      library->type = ASSET_LIBRARY_ALL;
     }
   }