diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/features/base/memsearch/gui/SearchGuiModel.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/features/base/memsearch/gui/SearchGuiModel.java
index a89be401ad..6cd6331a43 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/features/base/memsearch/gui/SearchGuiModel.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/features/base/memsearch/gui/SearchGuiModel.java
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ public class SearchGuiModel {
 	}
 
 	public void selectRegion(SearchRegion region, boolean selected) {
-		settings.withSelectedRegion(region, selected);
+		settings = settings.withSelectedRegion(region, selected);
 	}
 
 	public boolean isSelectedRegion(SearchRegion region) {