diff --git a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_preferences.ui b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_preferences.ui
index c501f0e55..5390a563a 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_preferences.ui
+++ b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_preferences.ui
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
       <property name="rightMargin">
        <number>0</number>
       </property>
+      <property name="sizeConstraint">
+       <enum>QLayout::SizeConstraint::SetFixedSize</enum>
+      </property>
       <item>
        <widget class="QLabel" name="systemDirectory">
         <property name="text">