diff --git a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimactions.cpp b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimactions.cpp
index 7a3fbc8613e..b24617b9a1d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimactions.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimactions.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ QString FvBaseAspect::settingsKey() const
 
 FakeVimSettings::FakeVimSettings()
 {
+    setAutoApply(false);
+
 #ifndef FAKEVIM_STANDALONE
     setup(&useFakeVim,     false, "UseFakeVim",     {},    tr("Use FakeVim"));
 #endif