diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSetTime.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenSetTime.cpp
index fe06ea2967..a6f404430e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSetTime.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSetTime.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ void ScreenSetTime::ChangeValue( int iDirection )
 
 void ScreenSetTime::ChangeSelection( int iDirection )
 {
+	if( iDirection == -1 && m_Selection == 0 )	// top row
+		return;	// can't go up any more
+
 	// turn off old effect
 	m_textValue[m_Selection].SetEffectNone();