diff --git a/mozilla/xpfe/global/resources/content/nsWidgetStateManager.js b/mozilla/xpfe/global/resources/content/nsWidgetStateManager.js
index cf9c794b31b..802b1b0580b 100644
--- a/mozilla/xpfe/global/resources/content/nsWidgetStateManager.js
+++ b/mozilla/xpfe/global/resources/content/nsWidgetStateManager.js
@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ nsWidgetStateManager.prototype =
             {
               element.selectedItem = element.getElementsByAttribute( "value", aDataObject.value )[0];
             }
+          if( 'disabled' in aDataObject )
+            {
+              element.disabled = aDataObject.disabled;
+            }
         },
 
     get_Radiogroup:
diff --git a/mozilla/xpfe/global/resources/content/radioBindings.xml b/mozilla/xpfe/global/resources/content/radioBindings.xml
index b1a84fdfb91..05873b890fe 100644
--- a/mozilla/xpfe/global/resources/content/radioBindings.xml
+++ b/mozilla/xpfe/global/resources/content/radioBindings.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
       <property name="selectedItem">
         <getter>
         <![CDATA[
-          this.disabled = this.disabled; // this strange line is to fire the setter for the disabled property
           var groupElements = this.getElementsByAttribute( "group", this.id );
           for( var i = 0; i < groupElements.length; i++ ) {
             if( groupElements[i].checked ||