diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/updates.js b/src/wp-admin/js/updates.js
index 233714f589..4f1bfbbdc2 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/updates.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/updates.js
@@ -1996,7 +1996,7 @@
 		 *
 		 * @param {Event} event Event interface.
 		 */
-		$bulkActionForm.on( 'click', '[type="submit"]', function( event ) {
+		$bulkActionForm.on( 'click', '[type="submit"]:not([name="clear-recent-list"])', function( event ) {
 			var bulkAction    = $( event.target ).siblings( 'select' ).val(),
 				itemsSelected = $bulkActionForm.find( 'input[name="checked[]"]:checked' ),
 				success       = 0,