diff --git a/src/editor/edit.c b/src/editor/edit.c
index 115dbec810..1da706220a 100644
--- a/src/editor/edit.c
+++ b/src/editor/edit.c
@@ -1821,14 +1821,14 @@ edit_user_menu (WEdit * edit, const char *menu_file, int selected_entry)
     if (user_menu_cmd (CONST_WIDGET (edit), menu_file, selected_entry)
         && (mc_stat (block_file_vpath, &status) == 0) && (status.st_size != 0))
     {
-        gboolean rc = FALSE;
+        gboolean rc = TRUE;
         FILE *fd;
 
         /* i.e. we have marked block */
         if (mark)
             rc = edit_block_delete_cmd (edit);
 
-        if (!rc)
+        if (rc)
         {
             off_t ins_len;