diff --git a/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp b/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
index 648af007..107e1657 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
@@ -1417,18 +1417,18 @@ void PTextEdit::fileSavePrefs()
   QString msg("");
   QMessageBox msgBox;
   msgBox.setText("Which Preferences do you want to open?");
-  msgBox.addButton("Default", QMessageBox::AcceptRole);
-  msgBox.addButton("Custom", QMessageBox::AcceptRole);
+  QAbstractButton *def = msgBox.addButton("Default", QMessageBox::AcceptRole);
+  QAbstractButton *cust = msgBox.addButton("Custom", QMessageBox::AcceptRole);
   msgBox.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Cancel);
   int result = msgBox.exec();
   if (result == QMessageBox::Cancel) {
     return;
-  } else if (result == 0) { // default dir
+  } else if (msgBox.clickedButton() == def) { // default dir
     fln = fAdmin->getDefaultPrefPathName();
     msg = QString("Current Default Preferences Path-Name:\n") + fln;
     if (QMessageBox::information(this, "INFO", msg, QMessageBox::Ok, QMessageBox::Cancel) == QMessageBox::Cancel)
       return;
-  } else if (result == 1) { // custom dir
+  } else if (msgBox.clickedButton() == cust) { // custom dir
     fln = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName( this,
                     tr( "Save Prefs As" ), "musredit_startup.xml",
                     tr( "xml-Files (*.xml);;All Files (*)" ) );