diff --git a/common/lib_tree_model_adapter.cpp b/common/lib_tree_model_adapter.cpp
index 8783fcba9a..13fe26d134 100644
--- a/common/lib_tree_model_adapter.cpp
+++ b/common/lib_tree_model_adapter.cpp
@@ -188,38 +188,35 @@ void LIB_TREE_MODEL_ADAPTER::DoAddLibrary( wxString const& aNodeName, wxString c
 
 void LIB_TREE_MODEL_ADAPTER::UpdateSearchString( wxString const& aSearch )
 {
-    m_tree.ResetScore();
-
-    for( auto& child: m_tree.m_Children )
-    {
-        if( child->m_Pinned )
-            child->m_Score *= 2;
-    }
-
-    wxStringTokenizer tokenizer( aSearch );
-
-    while( tokenizer.HasMoreTokens() )
-    {
-        const wxString term = tokenizer.GetNextToken().Lower();
-        EDA_COMBINED_MATCHER matcher( term );
-
-        m_tree.UpdateScore( matcher );
-    }
-
-    m_tree.SortNodes();
-
     {
         wxWindowUpdateLocker updateLock( m_widget );
 
-        Freeze();
+        m_tree.ResetScore();
+
+        for( auto& child: m_tree.m_Children )
+        {
+            if( child->m_Pinned )
+                child->m_Score *= 2;
+        }
+
+        wxStringTokenizer tokenizer( aSearch );
+
+        while( tokenizer.HasMoreTokens() )
+        {
+            const wxString term = tokenizer.GetNextToken().Lower();
+            EDA_COMBINED_MATCHER matcher( term );
+
+            m_tree.UpdateScore( matcher );
+        }
+
         // Even with the updateLock, wxWidgets sometimes ties its knickers in
         // a knot when trying to run a wxdataview_selection_changed_callback()
         // on a row that has been deleted.
         // https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1756255
         m_widget->UnselectAll();
 
+        m_tree.SortNodes();
         Cleared();
-        Thaw();
 
         // This was fixed in wxWidgets 3.0.5 and 3.1.3.
 #if defined( __WXGTK__ ) && ( (wxVERSION_NUMBER < 030005 ) || \