diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeroptionspage.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeroptionspage.cpp
index 5cfdfba1f89..e7cb80c7c4b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeroptionspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeroptionspage.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void DebuggerItemConfigWidget::setItem(const DebuggerItem &item)
     m_displayNameLineEdit->setEnabled(!item.isAutoDetected());
     m_displayNameLineEdit->setText(item.displayName());
 
-    m_binaryChooser->setEnabled(!item.isAutoDetected());
+    m_binaryChooser->setReadOnly(item.isAutoDetected());
     m_binaryChooser->setFileName(item.command());
 
     QString text;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
index 33b8fbaa7a6..afd6952e23f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ bool GccToolChainConfigWidget::isDirtyImpl() const
 
 void GccToolChainConfigWidget::makeReadOnlyImpl()
 {
-    m_compilerCommand->setEnabled(false);
+    m_compilerCommand->setReadOnly(true);
     m_abiWidget->setEnabled(false);
     m_platformCodeGenFlagsLineEdit->setEnabled(false);
     m_platformLinkerFlagsLineEdit->setEnabled(false);