diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
index 7e1106c6d6..838d3faf63 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ MidiRegionView::MidiRegionView (const MidiRegionView& other, std::shared_ptr<Mid
 void
 MidiRegionView::init (bool /*wfd*/)
 {
-	DisplaySuspender ds (*this);
+	DisplaySuspender ds (*this, true);
 
 	PublicEditor::DropDownKeys.connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &MidiRegionView::drop_down_keys));