diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/lib.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/lib.lua
index 95abc566..0f384c65 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/lib.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/lib.lua
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ function M.pick_window()
     return id ~= tree_winid
       and win_config.focusable
       and not win_config.external
-      and not win_config.relative
   end, win_ids)
 
   -- If there are no selectable windows: return. If there's only 1, return it without picking.