diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpcoloreditor.c b/app/widgets/gimpcoloreditor.c
index b3dc84d44b..9f79f82cd0 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpcoloreditor.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpcoloreditor.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ gimp_color_editor_init (GimpColorEditor *editor)
 
   color = gegl_color_new ("black");
   editor->notebook = gimp_color_selector_new (GIMP_TYPE_COLOR_NOTEBOOK, color,
-                                              GIMP_COLOR_SELECTOR_RED);
+                                              GIMP_COLOR_SELECTOR_HUE);
   g_object_unref (color);
   gimp_color_selector_set_show_alpha (GIMP_COLOR_SELECTOR (editor->notebook),
                                       FALSE);
diff --git a/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorselection.c b/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorselection.c
index 8c7c01bb75..99628b2444 100644
--- a/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorselection.c
+++ b/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorselection.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ gimp_color_selection_init (GimpColorSelection *selection)
                                   GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL);
 
   priv->color   = gegl_color_new ("black");
-  priv->channel = GIMP_COLOR_SELECTOR_RED;
+  priv->channel = GIMP_COLOR_SELECTOR_HUE;
 
   main_hbox = gtk_box_new (GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 6);
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (selection), main_hbox, TRUE, TRUE, 0);