diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/QDocument.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/QDocument.cpp
index 5174eaa66c..200a3892b3 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/QDocument.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/QDocument.cpp
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ void QDocumentDialog::updateParams(BufferParams const & params)
 	
 	// break listings_params to multiple lines
 	string lstparams = InsetListingsParams(params.listings_params).separatedParams();
-	textLayoutModule->listingsED->setText(toqstr(lstparams));
+	textLayoutModule->listingsED->setPlainText(toqstr(lstparams));
 
 	if (!params.options.empty()) {
 		latexModule->optionsLE->setText(
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/QInclude.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/QInclude.cpp
index 283dda8389..007a89ae8e 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/QInclude.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/QInclude.cpp
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void QInclude::update_contents()
 		dialog_->listingsGB->setEnabled(true);
 		dialog_->listingsED->setEnabled(true);
 		InsetListingsParams par(params.getOptions());
-		dialog_->listingsED->setText(toqstr(par.separatedParams()));
+		dialog_->listingsED->setPlainText(toqstr(par.separatedParams()));
 	}	
 }
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/QListings.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/QListings.cpp
index 6b3d5c0457..55ec960713 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/QListings.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/QListings.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void QListings::apply()
 void QListings::update_contents()
 {
 	InsetListingsParams & params = controller().params();
-	dialog_->listingsED->setText(toqstr(params.separatedParams()));
+	dialog_->listingsED->setPlainText(toqstr(params.separatedParams()));
 	
 	if (params.isInline())
 		dialog_->inlineCB->setChecked(true);