diff --git a/apps/gui/bitmap/list.c b/apps/gui/bitmap/list.c
index d892bff22b..1af2dfc8ae 100644
--- a/apps/gui/bitmap/list.c
+++ b/apps/gui/bitmap/list.c
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@
 /* these are static to make scrolling work */
 static struct viewport list_text[NB_SCREENS], title_text[NB_SCREENS];
 
+#ifdef HAVE_TOUCHSCREEN
+static enum {
+    SCROLL_NONE,    /* no scrolling */
+    SCROLL_BAR,     /* scroll by using the scrollbar */
+    SCROLL_SWIPE,   /* scroll by wiping over the screen */
+} scroll_mode;
+#endif
+
 int gui_list_get_item_offset(struct gui_synclist * gui_list, int item_width,
                              int text_pos, struct screen * display,
                              struct viewport *vp);
@@ -232,7 +240,12 @@ void list_draw(struct screen *display, struct gui_synclist *list)
         }
 #endif
         /* draw the selected line */
-        if(!list->hide_selection && i >= list->selected_item
+        if(
+#ifdef HAVE_TOUCHSCREEN
+            /* don't draw it during scrolling */
+            scroll_mode == SCROLL_NONE &&
+#endif
+                i >= list->selected_item
                 && i <  list->selected_item + list->selected_size
                 && list->show_selection_marker)
         {/* The selected item must be displayed scrolling */
@@ -311,11 +324,6 @@ void list_draw(struct screen *display, struct gui_synclist *list)
 
 #if defined(HAVE_TOUCHSCREEN)
 /* This needs to be fixed if we ever get more than 1 touchscreen on a target. */
-static enum {
-    SCROLL_NONE,    /* no scrolling */
-    SCROLL_BAR,     /* scroll by using the scrollbar */
-    SCROLL_SWIPE,   /* scroll by wiping over the screen */
-} scroll_mode;
 
 static bool released = false;
 
@@ -390,10 +398,7 @@ unsigned gui_synclist_do_touchscreen(struct gui_synclist * gui_list)
     int line, list_width = list_text_vp->width;
 
     released = (button&BUTTON_REL) != 0;
-    gui_list->hide_selection = (scroll_mode != SCROLL_NONE);
 
-
-    
     if (global_settings.scrollbar == SCROLLBAR_RIGHT)
         list_width += SCROLLBAR_WIDTH;
 
@@ -511,8 +516,6 @@ unsigned gui_synclist_do_touchscreen(struct gui_synclist * gui_list)
                 {
                     scroll_mode = SCROLL_NONE;
                     redraw = true;
-                    /* don't draw the selection during scrolling */
-                    gui_list->hide_selection = false;
                 }
 
                 /* select current item */
diff --git a/apps/gui/list.c b/apps/gui/list.c
index 9ec7d17d6a..b39684ff92 100644
--- a/apps/gui/list.c
+++ b/apps/gui/list.c
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ void gui_synclist_init(struct gui_synclist * gui_list,
     gui_list->callback_speak_item = NULL;
     gui_list->nb_items = 0;
     gui_list->selected_item = 0;
-    gui_list->hide_selection = false;
     FOR_NB_SCREENS(i)
     {
         gui_list->start_item[i] = 0;
diff --git a/apps/gui/list.h b/apps/gui/list.h
index 57ca912800..6deac2de0d 100644
--- a/apps/gui/list.h
+++ b/apps/gui/list.h
@@ -94,10 +94,6 @@ struct gui_synclist
     /* wether the text of the whole items of the list have to be
      * scrolled or only for the selected item */
     bool scroll_all;
-    /*
-     * if true the selection bar will not be drawn
-     */
-    bool hide_selection;
     int nb_items;
     int selected_item;
     int start_item[NB_SCREENS]; /* the item that is displayed at the top of the screen */