diff -ur transmission-2.77/gtk/tr-prefs.c transmission-2.77-mod/gtk/tr-prefs.c
--- transmission-2.77/gtk/tr-prefs.c	2013-02-18 08:39:09.044713771 -0600
+++ transmission-2.77-mod/gtk/tr-prefs.c	2013-06-25 18:29:54.116902366 -0500
@@ -225,9 +225,9 @@
     GtkWidget *  w = gtk_file_chooser_button_new (NULL, GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SELECT_FOLDER);
     const char * path = gtr_pref_string_get (key);
     g_object_set_data_full (G_OBJECT (w), PREF_KEY, g_strdup (key), g_free);
-    g_signal_connect (w, "selection-changed", G_CALLBACK (chosen_cb), core);
     if (path != NULL)
         gtk_file_chooser_set_filename (GTK_FILE_CHOOSER (w), path);
+    g_signal_connect (w, "selection-changed", G_CALLBACK (chosen_cb), core);
     return w;
 }