diff -Naur twentyseventeen/inc/customizer.php twentyseventeen/inc/customizer.php
--- twentyseventeen/inc/customizer.php	2018-03-10 12:20:14.446562807 +0530
+++ twentyseventeen/inc/customizer.php	2018-03-10 13:54:36.658018067 +0530
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 			'section'        => 'theme_options',
 			'type'           => 'dropdown-pages',
 			'allow_addition' => true,
-			'active_callback' => 'twentyseventeen_is_static_front_page',
+			'active_callback' => 'twentyseventeen_is_frontpage',
 		) );
 
 		$wp_customize->selective_refresh->add_partial( 'panel_' . $i, array(
@@ -179,13 +179,6 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * Return whether we're previewing the front page and it's a static page.
- */
-function twentyseventeen_is_static_front_page() {
-	return ( is_front_page() && ! is_home() );
-}
-
-/**
  * Return whether we're on a view that supports a one or two column layout.
  */
 function twentyseventeen_is_view_with_layout_option() {