diff --git a/release/scripts/ui/space_info.py b/release/scripts/ui/space_info.py
index 0683a3cb763..12734f0a931 100644
--- a/release/scripts/ui/space_info.py
+++ b/release/scripts/ui/space_info.py
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ class INFO_MT_file(bpy.types.Menu):
 
         layout.operator_context = 'INVOKE_AREA'
         layout.operator("wm.link_append", text="Link")
-        layout.operator("wm.link_append", text="Append").link = False
+        props = layout.operator("wm.link_append", text="Append")
+        props.link = False
+        props.instance_groups = False
 
         layout.separator()
 
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_operators.c b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_operators.c
index e9a57a431dc..aa087cb0298 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_operators.c
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_operators.c
@@ -3151,6 +3151,7 @@ void wm_window_keymap(wmKeyConfig *keyconf)
 	WM_keymap_add_item(keymap, "WM_OT_link_append", OKEY, KM_PRESS, KM_CTRL|KM_ALT, 0);
 	kmi= WM_keymap_add_item(keymap, "WM_OT_link_append", F1KEY, KM_PRESS, KM_SHIFT, 0);
 	RNA_boolean_set(kmi->ptr, "link", FALSE);
+	RNA_boolean_set(kmi->ptr, "instance_groups", FALSE);
 
 	WM_keymap_add_item(keymap, "WM_OT_save_mainfile", SKEY, KM_PRESS, KM_CTRL, 0);
 	WM_keymap_add_item(keymap, "WM_OT_save_mainfile", WKEY, KM_PRESS, KM_CTRL, 0);