diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/blackberrydeviceconfigurationwizardpages.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/blackberrydeviceconfigurationwizardpages.cpp
index 6e0f99ebaab..917b877a3e7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/blackberrydeviceconfigurationwizardpages.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/blackberrydeviceconfigurationwizardpages.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ IDevice::MachineType BlackBerryDeviceConfigurationWizardSetupPage::machineType()
 
 void BlackBerryDeviceConfigurationWizardSetupPage::handleMachineTypeChanged()
 {
-    m_ui->deviceHostIp->setText(defaultDeviceHostIp(machineType()));
+    if (m_ui->deviceHostIp->text().isEmpty())
+        m_ui->deviceHostIp->setText(defaultDeviceHostIp(machineType()));
 }