New Nautilus windows open with last item in list view selected. How to change this?

When I open a new Nautilus/Files window (my default view set to list), the last item in the list is selected/has focus.

This is really annoying (I would much prefer the first item in the list was selected, or that no item was selected, but in any case that the list view was set to the start of the list).

How to change this behavior without changing list view, sort order, etc.?

Answers saying "You can't change this behavior" are acceptable.

Answers of the form "Use such-and-such window manager instead" are not not acceptable.