diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 97c2226..bdcbfbc 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -789,7 +789,8 @@
         final boolean selectionChanged = (newSelStart != candidatesEnd
                 || newSelEnd != candidatesEnd) && mLastSelectionStart != newSelStart;
         final boolean candidatesCleared = candidatesStart == -1 && candidatesEnd == -1;
-        if (((mComposingStringBuilder.length() > 0 && mHasUncommittedTypedChars)
+        if (!mExpectingUpdateSelection
+                && ((mComposingStringBuilder.length() > 0 && mHasUncommittedTypedChars)
                 || mVoiceProxy.isVoiceInputHighlighted())
                 && (selectionChanged || candidatesCleared)) {
             if (candidatesCleared) {