diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 41a24ba..87185f4 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 			for (c = m->clients; c; c = c->next) {
 				if (!ISVISIBLE(c))
 					continue;
-				if (m->sel == c)
+				if (m->sel == c && m == selmon)
 					scm = SchemeSel;
 				else if (HIDDEN(c))
 					scm = SchemeHid;