diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgEditor.ui b/src/Gui/DlgEditor.ui
index 60906589bd..ec7fa0f33d 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgEditor.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgEditor.ui
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@
       </item>
       <item row="4" column="1" rowspan="3" colspan="2">
        <widget class="QTextEdit" name="textEdit1">
-        <property name="tabStopWidth">
-         <number>40</number>
-        </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="0" column="2">
diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgEditorImp.cpp b/src/Gui/DlgEditorImp.cpp
index 13ad497219..134985e792 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgEditorImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgEditorImp.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ DlgSettingsEditorImp::DlgSettingsEditorImp( QWidget* parent )
     ui->setupUi(this);
     ui->EnableFolding->hide(); // Switch off until we have an editor with folding
 
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 10, 0)
+    ui->textEdit1->setTabStopWidth(40);
+#else
+    ui->textEdit1->setTabStopDistance(40.0);
+#endif
+
     d = new DlgSettingsEditorP();
     QColor col;
     col = Qt::black;