diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs
index 96069d8d18..b696d637e6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs
@@ -232,7 +232,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 
         public bool AllowSelection = true;
 
-        public bool PendingFilter => filterTask?.Completed == false;
+        public void FlushPendingFilters()
+        {
+            if (filterTask?.Completed == false)
+                Filter(null, false);
+        }
 
         public void Filter(FilterCriteria newCriteria = null, bool debounce = true)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index 59bbb3b3e9..2b2ba83043 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -198,10 +198,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 
         private void carouselRaisedStart()
         {
-            if (carousel.PendingFilter)
-                // if we have a pending filter operation, we want to run it now.
-                // it could change selection (ie. if the ruleset has been changed).
-                carousel.Filter(null, false);
+            // if we have a pending filter operation, we want to run it now.
+            // it could change selection (ie. if the ruleset has been changed).
+            carousel.FlushPendingFilters();
 
             if (selectionChangedDebounce?.Completed == false)
             {