diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemGeneral.ui b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemGeneral.ui
index 55164229ad..8c7c49cf5d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemGeneral.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemGeneral.ui
@@ -240,6 +240,9 @@
          <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_10">
           <item>
            <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="cb_overwrite_solver_working_directory">
+            <property name="enabled">
+             <bool>false</bool>
+            </property>
             <property name="layoutDirection">
              <enum>Qt::LeftToRight</enum>
             </property>