diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/filedlg.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/filedlg.cpp
index 0f741b302f..6ab86a4e59 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/filedlg.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/filedlg.cpp
@@ -278,6 +278,9 @@ pascal Boolean CrossPlatformFilterCallback(
 
 int wxFileDialog::ShowModal()
 {
+    m_paths.Empty();
+    m_fileNames.Empty();
+
     OSErr err;
     NavDialogCreationOptions dialogCreateOptions;