diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiParagraph.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiParagraph.cpp
index 183b1fe1cc..b959008954 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiParagraph.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiParagraph.cpp
@@ -242,8 +242,7 @@ void GuiParagraph::updateView()
 
 	// label width
 	docstring const & labelwidth = pp.labelWidthString();
-	// FIXME We should not compare translated strings
-	if (labelwidth != _("Senseless with this layout!")) {
+	if (hasLabelwidth()) {
 		labelwidthGB->setEnabled(true);
 		labelWidth->setText(toqstr(labelwidth));
 	} else {
@@ -354,6 +353,14 @@ LyXAlignment GuiParagraph::alignDefault() const
 }
 
 
+bool GuiParagraph::hasLabelwidth() const
+{
+	Layout layout = bufferview()->cursor().innerParagraph().layout();
+	return (layout.margintype == MARGIN_MANUAL
+		|| layout.latextype == LATEX_BIB_ENVIRONMENT);
+}
+
+
 void GuiParagraph::saveSession() const
 {
 	Dialog::saveSession();
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiParagraph.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiParagraph.h
index 25c08240a3..335fc23cd9 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiParagraph.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiParagraph.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ private:
 	///
 	bool canIndent() const;
 	///
+	bool hasLabelwidth() const;
+	///
 	LyXAlignment alignPossible() const;
 	///
 	LyXAlignment alignDefault() const;