diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/View/Filters/RoomListFilterModels.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/View/Filters/RoomListFilterModels.swift
index fcd4db338..4f44b5ca9 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/View/Filters/RoomListFilterModels.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/View/Filters/RoomListFilterModels.swift
@@ -109,10 +109,8 @@ struct RoomListFiltersState {
     }
     
     mutating func activateFilter(_ filter: RoomListFilter) {
-        filter.incompatibleFilters.forEach { incompatibleFilter in
-            if activeFilters.contains(incompatibleFilter) {
-                fatalError("[RoomListFiltersState] adding mutually exclusive filters is not allowed")
-            }
+        if filter.incompatibleFilters.contains(where: { activeFilters.contains($0) }) {
+            return
         }
         
         // We always want the most recently enabled filter to be at the bottom of the others.
diff --git a/UnitTests/Sources/RoomListFiltersStateTests.swift b/UnitTests/Sources/RoomListFiltersStateTests.swift
index 4f733503d..9aea35b46 100644
--- a/UnitTests/Sources/RoomListFiltersStateTests.swift
+++ b/UnitTests/Sources/RoomListFiltersStateTests.swift
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ final class RoomListFiltersStateTests {
         #expect(state.availableFilters == [.favourites])
     }
     
+    @Test
+    func ignoresIncompatibleFilter() {
+        state.activateFilter(.people)
+        state.activateFilter(.invites)
+        
+        #expect(state.activeFilters == [.people])
+    }
+    
     @Test
     func clearFilters() {
         state.activateFilter(.people)