diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatconfigwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatconfigwidget.cpp
index 27192a67f64..feb61f3276a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ void ClangFormatConfigWidget::apply()
     }
     settings.write();
 
+    if (!m_ui->overrideDefault->isChecked())
+        return;
+
     const QString text = m_ui->clangFormatOptionsTable->toPlainText();
     clang::format::FormatStyle style;
     style.Language = clang::format::FormatStyle::LK_Cpp;