diff --git a/src/Gui/Action.cpp b/src/Gui/Action.cpp
index f0b871e7c..3c226b5fc 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Action.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Action.cpp
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ void RecentFilesAction::setFiles(const QStringList& files)
     int numRecentFiles = std::min<int>(recentFiles.count(), files.count());
     for (int index = 0; index < numRecentFiles; index++) {
         QFileInfo fi(files[index]);
-        recentFiles[index]->setText(QString::fromLatin1("&%1 %2").arg(index+1).arg(fi.fileName()));
+        recentFiles[index]->setText(QString::fromLatin1("%1 %2").arg(index+1).arg(fi.fileName()));
         recentFiles[index]->setStatusTip(tr("Open file %1").arg(files[index]));
         recentFiles[index]->setToolTip(files[index]); // set the full name that we need later for saving
         recentFiles[index]->setData(QVariant(index));