diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Ui/view/base/web/js/form/element/ui-select.js b/app/code/Magento/Ui/view/base/web/js/form/element/ui-select.js
index fdaf675f674fa6e5faa39376bed6a77e8b032018..be312c71f1fb20a1a2140765d598d8567bfaf648 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Ui/view/base/web/js/form/element/ui-select.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Ui/view/base/web/js/form/element/ui-select.js
@@ -432,6 +432,8 @@ define([
                 return false;
             }
 
+            this.cleanHoveredElement();
+
             if (!value) {
                 this.renderPath = false;
                 this.options(this.cacheOptions.tree);
@@ -455,7 +457,6 @@ define([
                     this.options(array);
                     this._setItemsQuantity(array.length);
                 }
-                this.cleanHoveredElement();
 
                 return false;
             }