Make a single gang pot out of a dual gang

I'm trying to find a specific pot for a balance control. 50k single gang, linear taper, 6mm dia x 30mm long splined shaft, and ideally with a center detent. The only thing I can find that's close is a dual gang 100k.
My question is, would wiring both gangs in parallel, and affectively making a 50k single gang pot of it, be a viable option?
 
Electrically, two 100k gangs in parallel would be equivalent to a 50k single gang as illustrated below.

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