diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/main.py b/src/calibre/gui2/main.py
index 24ba7ef47c..d736835fd6 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/main.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/main.py
@@ -233,8 +233,7 @@ class GuiRunner(QObject):
     def show_splash_screen(self):
         self.splash_pixmap = QPixmap()
         self.splash_pixmap.load(I('library.png'))
-        self.splash_screen = QSplashScreen(self.splash_pixmap,
-            Qt.SplashScreen)
+        self.splash_screen = QSplashScreen(self.splash_pixmap)
         self.splash_screen.showMessage(_('Starting %s: Loading books...') %
                 __appname__)
         self.splash_screen.show()
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/restore.py b/src/calibre/library/restore.py
index 48e66e508f..ec50a39aa0 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/restore.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/restore.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ NON_EBOOK_EXTENSIONS = frozenset([
 
 class RestoreDatabase(LibraryDatabase2):
 
+    PATH_LIMIT = 10
+
     def set_path(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pass