diff --git a/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp b/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
index 8d34c3df87b..73d37a2eace 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public:
     bool m_enabled = true;
     bool m_readOnly = false;
     bool m_autoApply = true;
+    bool m_hasEnabler = false;
     int m_spanX = 1;
     int m_spanY = 1;
     BaseAspect::ConfigWidgetCreator m_configWidgetCreator;
@@ -347,6 +348,8 @@ void BaseAspect::setEnabler(BoolAspect *checker)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(checker, return);
 
+    d->m_hasEnabler = true;
+
     auto update = [this, checker] {
         BaseAspect::setEnabled(checker->isEnabled() && checker->volatileValue());
     };
@@ -646,6 +649,10 @@ void BaseAspect::readSettings()
     if (settingsKey().isEmpty())
         return;
     QTC_ASSERT(theSettings, return);
+    // The enabler needs to be set up after reading the settings, otherwise
+    // changes from reading the settings will not update the enabled state
+    // because the updates are "quiet".
+    QTC_CHECK(!d->m_hasEnabler);
     const QVariant val = theSettings->value(settingsKey());
     setVariantValue(val.isValid() ? fromSettingsValue(val) : defaultVariantValue(), BeQuiet);
 }