diff --git a/src/sql/base/browser/ui/table/plugins/headerFilter.plugin.ts b/src/sql/base/browser/ui/table/plugins/headerFilter.plugin.ts
index d0b23c3a73..1959ef5d44 100644
--- a/src/sql/base/browser/ui/table/plugins/headerFilter.plugin.ts
+++ b/src/sql/base/browser/ui/table/plugins/headerFilter.plugin.ts
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export class HeaderFilter<T extends Slick.SlickData> {
 		this.applyStyles();
 
 		jQuery(':checkbox', $filter).bind('click', (e) => {
-			this.workingFilters = this.changeWorkingFilter(filterItems, this.workingFilters, jQuery(target));
+			this.workingFilters = this.changeWorkingFilter(filterItems, this.workingFilters, jQuery(e.target));
 		});
 
 		const offset = jQuery(target).offset();