diff --git a/artiq/gui/entries.py b/artiq/gui/entries.py
index 4cbcdc220..383d0d701 100644
--- a/artiq/gui/entries.py
+++ b/artiq/gui/entries.py
@@ -155,9 +155,7 @@ class _RangeScan(LayoutWidget):
                 spinbox.setSuffix(" " + procdesc["unit"])
 
         self.scanner = scanner = ScanWidget()
-        scanner.setFocusPolicy(QtCore.Qt.StrongFocus)
-        scanner.setSizePolicy(QtWidgets.QSizePolicy(
-            QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Preferred, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Fixed))
+        disable_scroll_wheel(scanner)
         self.addWidget(scanner, 0, 0, -1, 1)
 
         self.min = ScientificSpinBox()
diff --git a/artiq/gui/scanwidget.py b/artiq/gui/scanwidget.py
index ac6a20e28..57141a1f2 100644
--- a/artiq/gui/scanwidget.py
+++ b/artiq/gui/scanwidget.py
@@ -156,14 +156,12 @@ class ScanWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 
     def wheelEvent(self, ev):
         y = ev.angleDelta().y()/120.
+        if not y:
+            return
         if ev.modifiers() & QtCore.Qt.ShiftModifier:
-            if y:
-                self.setNum(max(1, self._num + y))
-        elif ev.modifiers() & QtCore.Qt.ControlModifier:
-            if y:
-                self._zoom(self.zoomFactor**y, ev.x())
+            self.setNum(max(1, self._num + y))
         else:
-            ev.ignore()
+            self._zoom(self.zoomFactor**y, ev.x())
 
     def resizeEvent(self, ev):
         if not ev.oldSize().isValid():