diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp
index fa55662b28e..40d781fcb0c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ bool VCSBasePlugin::enableMenuAction(ActionState as, QAction *menuAction) const
     switch (as) {
     case VCSBase::VCSBasePlugin::NoVCSEnabled: {
         const bool supportsCreation = d->supportsRepositoryCreation();
-        menuAction->setVisible(true);
+        menuAction->setVisible(supportsCreation);
         menuAction->setEnabled(supportsCreation);
         return supportsCreation;
     }