diff --git a/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/template/en/default/account/prefs/email.html.tmpl b/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/template/en/default/account/prefs/email.html.tmpl
index 90cbc7e256c..1a0a4b3cf87 100644
--- a/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/template/en/default/account/prefs/email.html.tmpl
+++ b/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/template/en/default/account/prefs/email.html.tmpl
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 function SetCheckboxes(setting) {
   for (var count = 0; count < document.userprefsform.elements.length; count++) {
     var theinput = document.userprefsform.elements[count];
-    if (theinput.type == "checkbox") {
+    if (theinput.type == "checkbox" && !theinput.disabled) {
       if (theinput.name.match("neg")) {
         theinput.checked = false;
       }