diff --git a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
index 522ff17902..b0dcfecaf5 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
@@ -1999,7 +1999,7 @@ TriggerBox::set_from_path (uint32_t slot, std::string const & path)
 		status.paths.push_back (path);
 		status.replace_existing_source = false;
 		status.split_midi_channels = false;
-		status.midi_track_name_source = ARDOUR::SMFTrackName;
+		status.midi_track_name_source = ARDOUR::SMFTrackNumber;
 
 		_session.import_files (status);