diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_select.c b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_select.c
index 7955ccc0977..17c5ebc0f81 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_select.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_select.c
@@ -2332,6 +2332,8 @@ void EDBM_selectmode_convert(BMEditMesh *em,
           BM_edge_select_set(bm, eed, false);
         }
       }
+      /* deselect faces without edges selected */
+      BM_mesh_deselect_flush(bm);
     }
     else if (selectmode_new == SCE_SELECT_VERTEX) {
       /* flush down (face -> vert) */