diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/trigger_clip_picker.cc b/gtk2_ardour/trigger_clip_picker.cc
index bf8890b62b..156b164160 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/trigger_clip_picker.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/trigger_clip_picker.cc
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ TriggerClipPicker::TriggerClipPicker ()
 	_seek_slider.signal_button_press_event ().connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &TriggerClipPicker::seek_button_press), false);
 	_seek_slider.signal_button_release_event ().connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &TriggerClipPicker::seek_button_release), false);
 
-	_play_btn.set_sensitive (false);
 	_play_btn.set_name ("generic button");
 	_play_btn.set_icon (ArdourWidgets::ArdourIcon::TransportPlay);
 	_play_btn.signal_clicked.connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &TriggerClipPicker::audition_selected));
@@ -95,6 +94,9 @@ TriggerClipPicker::TriggerClipPicker ()
 	_stop_btn.set_icon (ArdourWidgets::ArdourIcon::TransportStop);
 	_stop_btn.signal_clicked.connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &TriggerClipPicker::stop_audition));
 
+	_play_btn.set_sensitive (false);
+	_stop_btn.set_sensitive (false);
+
 	_autoplay_btn.set_can_focus(false);
 	_autoplay_btn.signal_toggled ().connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &TriggerClipPicker::autoplay_toggled));