diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/ui/MainUI.java b/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/ui/MainUI.java
index c4ce6b6800f8da0928dc20e40d19c05b9727cc12..bd0e1ec0b16949f76b3a004e25b47ab4d05353a2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/ui/MainUI.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/opencamera/ui/MainUI.java
@@ -1264,6 +1264,12 @@ public class MainUI {
                 content_description = R.string.take_photo;
                 switch_video_content_description = R.string.switch_to_video;
             }
+
+            /* for qr we just make the drawable empty
+            so as to not break constraints
+            the view is still clickable */
+            view.setEnabled(!isQrMode);
+
             view.setImageResource(resource);
             if (content_description==0) {
                 view.setContentDescription("");