diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstepspage.ui b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstepspage.ui
index fcaec1069f383cb27b714ccc285b4a553ee1f425..fed7abeeeea02c3fb483efd6a7bcea9be6f59c0f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstepspage.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstepspage.ui
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QToolButton" name="buildStepRemoveToolButton">
+         <property name="enabled">
+          <bool>false</bool>
+         </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>-</string>
          </property>
@@ -74,6 +77,9 @@
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QToolButton" name="buildStepUpToolButton">
+         <property name="enabled">
+          <bool>false</bool>
+         </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>^</string>
          </property>
@@ -81,6 +87,9 @@
        </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QToolButton" name="buildStepDownToolButton">
+         <property name="enabled">
+          <bool>false</bool>
+         </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>v</string>
          </property>