diff --git a/src/applications/gqrx/mainwindow.cpp b/src/applications/gqrx/mainwindow.cpp
index db2a05fdb9..a94a817fb7 100644
--- a/src/applications/gqrx/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/applications/gqrx/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -2224,19 +2224,19 @@ void MainWindow::setPassband(int bandwidth)
     int lo, hi;
     uiDockRxOpt->getFilterPreset(mode, preset, &lo, &hi);
 
-    if(lo + hi == 0)
-    {
-        lo = -bandwidth / 2;
-        hi =  bandwidth / 2;
-    }
-    else if(lo >= 0 && hi >= 0)
+    if(lo >= 0 && hi >= 0) // USB
     {
         hi = lo + bandwidth;
     }
-    else if(lo <= 0 && hi <= 0)
+    else if(lo <= 0 && hi <= 0) // LSB
     {
         lo = hi - bandwidth;
     }
+    else  // symmetric and anything else
+    {
+        lo = -bandwidth / 2;
+        hi =  bandwidth / 2;
+    }
 
     remote->setPassband(lo, hi);