diff --git a/qutebrowser/test/utils/test_webelem.py b/qutebrowser/test/utils/test_webelem.py
index 502790702..b98425bec 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/test/utils/test_webelem.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/test/utils/test_webelem.py
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ class IsEditableTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_select(self):
         """Test selectbox."""
         elem = FakeWebElement(tagname='select')
-        self.assertTrue(webelem.is_editable(elem))
+        self.assertFalse(webelem.is_editable(elem))
 
     def test_input_disabled(self):
         """Test disabled input element."""
diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/webelem.py b/qutebrowser/utils/webelem.py
index c33ca31b8..7dfc4cc08 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/webelem.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/webelem.py
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ def is_editable(elem, strict=False):
         return True
     elif tag == 'input':
         return _is_editable_input(elem)
-    elif tag in ('textarea', 'select'):
+    elif tag == 'textarea':
         return is_writable(elem)
     elif tag in ('embed', 'applet'):
         # Flash/Java/...