diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanagerconfigwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanagerconfigwidget.cpp
index 6dad16eeae9..fa699708b78 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanagerconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanagerconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ KitManagerConfigWidget::KitManagerConfigWidget(Kit *k) :
         addAspectToWorkingCopy(aspect);
 
     updateVisibility();
+
+    if (k && k->isAutoDetected())
+        makeStickySubWidgetsReadOnly();
+    setVisible(false);
 }
 
 KitManagerConfigWidget::~KitManagerConfigWidget()
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmodel.cpp
index 80e613fbf5a..8e4ca2de4a5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmodel.cpp
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ public:
     KitNode(Kit *k)
     {
         widget = new KitManagerConfigWidget(k);
-        if (widget) {
-            if (k && k->isAutoDetected())
-                widget->makeStickySubWidgetsReadOnly();
-            widget->setVisible(false);
-        }
     }
 
     ~KitNode() override