diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/compiler-container.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/compiler-container.tsx
index 9dd58a07bb..1c547b75cc 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/compiler-container.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/solidity-compiler/src/lib/compiler-container.tsx
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ export const CompilerContainer = (props: CompilerContainerProps) => {
                 tooltipText={<span>{'Language specification available from   Compiler >= v0.5.7'}</span>}
               >
                 <div id="compilerLanguageSelectorWrapper">
-                  <select onChange={(e) => handleLanguageChange(e.target.value)} disabled={state.useFileConfiguration} value={state.language} className="custom-select" id="compilierLanguageSelector" style={{ pointerEvents: 'none' }}>
+                  <select onChange={(e) => handleLanguageChange(e.target.value)} disabled={state.useFileConfiguration} value={state.language} className="custom-select" id="compilierLanguageSelector" style={{ pointerEvents: state.useFileConfiguration ? 'none' : 'auto' }}>
                     <option data-id={state.language === 'Solidity' ? 'selected' : ''} value='Solidity'>Solidity</option>
                     <option data-id={state.language === 'Yul' ? 'selected' : ''} value='Yul'>Yul</option>
                   </select>