diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index 9d3dc58a26..478c46fb36 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ private void updateSelectedRuleset(RulesetInfo ruleset)
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// selection has been changed as the result of a user interaction.
+        /// Selection has been changed as the result of a user interaction.
         /// </summary>
         private void performUpdateSelected()
         {
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ private void performUpdateSelected()
 
             selectionChangedDebounce?.Cancel();
 
-            if (beatmap == null)
+            if (beatmapNoDebounce == null)
                 run();
             else
                 selectionChangedDebounce = Scheduler.AddDelayed(run, 200);
@@ -448,11 +448,11 @@ void run()
                 {
                     Mods.Value = Array.Empty<Mod>();
 
-                    // the ruleset transfer may cause a deselection of the current beatmap (due to incompatibility).
-                    // this can happen via Carousel.FlushPendingFilterOperations().
-                    // to ensure a good state, re-transfer no-debounce values.
-                    performUpdateSelected();
-                    return;
+                    // transferRulesetValue() may trigger a refilter. If the current selection does not match the new ruleset, we want to switch away from it.
+                    // The default logic on WorkingBeatmap change is to switch to a matching ruleset (see workingBeatmapChanged()), but we don't want that here.
+                    // We perform an early selection attempt and clear out the beatmap selection to avoid a second ruleset change (revert).
+                    if (beatmap != null && !Carousel.SelectBeatmap(beatmap, false))
+                        beatmap = null;
                 }
 
                 // We may be arriving here due to another component changing the bindable Beatmap.
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ private bool transferRulesetValue()
             if (decoupledRuleset.Value?.Equals(Ruleset.Value) == true)
                 return false;
 
-            Logger.Log($"decoupled ruleset transferred (\"{decoupledRuleset.Value}\" -> \"{Ruleset.Value}\"");
+            Logger.Log($"decoupled ruleset transferred (\"{decoupledRuleset.Value}\" -> \"{Ruleset.Value}\")");
             rulesetNoDebounce = decoupledRuleset.Value = Ruleset.Value;
 
             // if we have a pending filter operation, we want to run it now.