diff --git a/libnautilus-private/nautilus-open-with-dialog.c b/libnautilus-private/nautilus-open-with-dialog.c
index 357e20c..6fa0dea 100644
--- a/libnautilus-private/nautilus-open-with-dialog.c
+++ b/libnautilus-private/nautilus-open-with-dialog.c
@@ -864,7 +864,6 @@ nautilus_open_with_dialog_init (NautilusOpenWithDialog *dialog)
 
 	/* Add remember this application checkbox - only visible in open mode */
 	dialog->details->checkbox = gtk_check_button_new ();
-	gtk_toggle_button_set_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (dialog->details->checkbox), TRUE);
 	gtk_button_set_use_underline (GTK_BUTTON (dialog->details->checkbox), TRUE);
 	gtk_widget_show (GTK_WIDGET (dialog->details->checkbox));
 	gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox), dialog->details->checkbox, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
@@ -1031,6 +1030,12 @@ set_uri_and_type (NautilusOpenWithDialog *dialog,
 		gtk_label_set_text_with_mnemonic (GTK_LABEL (dialog->details->open_label),
 						  _("_Add"));
 		gtk_window_set_title (GTK_WINDOW (dialog), _("Add Application"));
+	} else {
+		if (g_str_equal (mime_type, "inode/directory")) {
+			gtk_widget_hide (dialog->details->checkbox);
+		} else {
+			gtk_toggle_button_set_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (dialog->details->checkbox), TRUE);
+		}
 	}
 
 	gtk_label_set_markup (GTK_LABEL (dialog->details->label), label);
