diff --git a/src/road_gui.cpp b/src/road_gui.cpp
index ed15fe0b95..66e566ad19 100644
--- a/src/road_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/road_gui.cpp
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ static const WindowDesc _build_road_scen_desc = {
 
 void ShowBuildRoadScenToolbar()
 {
+	_cur_roadtype = ROADTYPE_ROAD;
 	AllocateWindowDescFront(&_build_road_scen_desc, 0);
 }