diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua
index 9add79163..41a2591a5 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ function FileChooser:getListItem(dirpath, f, fullpath, attributes, collate)
             item.text = item.text.."/"
             item.bidi_wrap_func = BD.directory
             if collate.can_collate_mixed and collate.item_func ~= nil then -- used by user plugin/patch, don't remove
-                collate.item_func(item)
+                collate.item_func(item, self.ui)
             end
             if dirpath then -- file browser or PathChooser
                 item.mandatory = self:getMenuItemMandatory(item)
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/pathchooser.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/pathchooser.lua
index eaec89a34..caae59adc 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/pathchooser.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/pathchooser.lua
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ local PathChooser = FileChooser:extend{
 }
 
 function PathChooser:init()
-    local collate = G_reader_settings:readSetting("collate")
-    if self.show_files and (collate == "title" or collate == "authors" or collate == "series" or collate == "keywords") then
-        self.ui = require("apps/reader/readerui").instance or require("apps/filemanager/filemanager").instance
-    end
+    self.ui = require("apps/reader/readerui").instance or require("apps/filemanager/filemanager").instance
 
     if self.title == true then -- default title depending on options
         if self.select_directory and not self.select_file then